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A case of An Absent Gall Bladder Presenting As Biliary Colic in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Karachi.
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Vikash Talib Department of Surgery, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi, Pakistan
Anser Saeed Khan Department of Surgery, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi, Pakistan
Surrendar Dawani Department of Surgery, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi, Pakistan
Hassan Ahmed Department of Surgery, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi, Pakistan
Abstract
Gallbladder agenesis is a rare congenital anomaly occurring in 10-65 per 100,000 populations with the incidence being more common in females with a ratio of 3:1. Although asymptomatic, some patients present with symptoms like biliary colic and often indistinguishable from common conditions leading to unnecessary surgery. A 19-year old woman presented to the hospital with epigastric and right upper quadrant pain, other signs and symptoms consistent with biliary colic. However, on laparoscopy gall bladder was absent. Ultra-sound of the abdomen is the preferred for gallbladder diseases but due to scarcity of reports on gallbladder agenesis, it is often misread due to periportal tissue and sub-phrenic folds often reported as gallbladder or calculi leading to unnecessary surgery. Agenesis, a rare anomaly, poses a diagnostic dilemma to surgeons as it is usually diagnosed during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Clinicians should keep in mind this entity when the gallbladder is poorly visualized on ultrasound and think of more detailed investigations such as Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography.
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Page(s) 731-733
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Published Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, Volume: 69, Issue: 5, Year: 2019
Keywords
Laparoscopic surgery Karachi Bilary Colic Congenital Anomaly
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