title: [Gallbladder agenesis: case report and a literature review].
abstract: Gallbladder agenesis is a rare disease, which its symptomatology emulates biliary pathology. It is presented between 0.007 to 0.027% of those patients in whom a cholecystectomy is performed. After it, its evolution is asymptomatic. We present the case of a 19 years old female patient with clinical presentationof cholelithiasis. Ultrasound reveals scleroatrophic vesicle. Elective cholecystectomy was performed,but the gallbladder was not found. The patient presented an asymptomatic evolution in the postoperative period and in the annual follow-up. In addition, we performed a case review from clinical case reports obtained from Medline. Fourteen patients were included in the review of cases, compared to another five studied in a series of cases. There was no significant difference between the two groups. Gallbladder agenesis usually happens between 40 and 64 years, with pain in the upper right quadrant and ultrasound diagnosis of cholelithiasis. It is unlikely to reach a preoperative diagnosis. If it is intervened, it is preferable to limit to laparoscopic examination. The following evolution will be asymptomatic, althoughthe cause of it is not known yet.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Básico Arenillas. Arenillas, Ecuador.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ordóñez-Samaniego
authors.affiliation: Hospital Básico Arenillas. Arenillas, Ecuador.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Puga-Tejada
mesh_terms: D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D014463:Ultrasonography; D055815:Young Adult