PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Chopra, Pradeep J.
AU  - Hussein, Samir S.
TI  - Isolated agenesis of the gallbladder
DP  - 2003 Apr 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 409--410
VI  - 24
IP  - 4
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/24/4/409.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/24/4/409.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2003 Apr 01; 24
AB  - We report a rare case of agenesis of the gallbladder, which was misdiagnosed as cholecystitis. This is the first reported case from the Middle East. Despite advances in biliary imaging, the diagnosis is usually made at surgery. Like most patients, our patient became asymptomatic after the surgery. Extensive dissection to exclude the presence of gallbladder in an ectopic site is discouraged.