Prenatally diagnosed congenital agenesis of the gallbladder: A case report
Congenital agenesis of the gallbladder is a rare malformation of the biliary system. The etiology of the development of gallbladder agenesis is not fully known; malformation during embryonic development is considered its main cause. Although gallbladder agenesis detected in adults during surgery has...
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| description | Congenital agenesis of the gallbladder is a rare malformation of the biliary system. The etiology of the development of gallbladder agenesis is not fully known; malformation during embryonic development is considered its main cause. Although gallbladder agenesis detected in adults during surgery has been reported many times, prenatally diagnosed gallbladder agenesis has rarely been reported. Herein, we report a case of gallbladder agenesis that was diagnosed in a male neonate in the intrauterine period at 26+3 weeks on prenatal ultrasonography (USG). In most cases, the gallbladder is visualized on a follow-up USG performed prenatally or after birth, even if the gallbladder is not seen once during prenatal USG. However, our patient's gallbladder was not visualized in the USG after birth also. Therefore, we performed a hepatobiliary scan and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) to find the gallbladder; however, the gallbladder was not visualized. Half of the patients with gallbladder agenesis experience right upper quadrant pain, nausea, or dyspepsia. However, our child did not show any symptoms. This case report will help to manage patients who have no gallbladder. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6bd4b8fd495e4450b7f57f912e8d397c2022-12-22T04:01:45ZengElsevierJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports2213-57662022-09-0184102338Prenatally diagnosed congenital agenesis of the gallbladder: A case reportJeong-suk Kim0Hee-jung Lee1Eun-jung Koo2Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center, Daegu, South KoreaDepartment of Radiology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, South KoreaDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea; Corresponding author. Division of Pediatric surgery, Department of Surgery, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, 1035, Dalgubeol-daero, Dalseo-gu, Daegu, South Korea.Congenital agenesis of the gallbladder is a rare malformation of the biliary system. The etiology of the development of gallbladder agenesis is not fully known; malformation during embryonic development is considered its main cause. Although gallbladder agenesis detected in adults during surgery has been reported many times, prenatally diagnosed gallbladder agenesis has rarely been reported. Herein, we report a case of gallbladder agenesis that was diagnosed in a male neonate in the intrauterine period at 26+3 weeks on prenatal ultrasonography (USG). In most cases, the gallbladder is visualized on a follow-up USG performed prenatally or after birth, even if the gallbladder is not seen once during prenatal USG. However, our patient's gallbladder was not visualized in the USG after birth also. Therefore, we performed a hepatobiliary scan and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) to find the gallbladder; however, the gallbladder was not visualized. Half of the patients with gallbladder agenesis experience right upper quadrant pain, nausea, or dyspepsia. However, our child did not show any symptoms. This case report will help to manage patients who have no gallbladder.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576622001658Congenital agenesis of gallbladderPrenatal diagnosisMagnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography |
| spellingShingle | Jeong-suk Kim Hee-jung Lee Eun-jung Koo Prenatally diagnosed congenital agenesis of the gallbladder: A case report Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports Congenital agenesis of gallbladder Prenatal diagnosis Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography |
| title | Prenatally diagnosed congenital agenesis of the gallbladder: A case report |
| title_full | Prenatally diagnosed congenital agenesis of the gallbladder: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Prenatally diagnosed congenital agenesis of the gallbladder: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prenatally diagnosed congenital agenesis of the gallbladder: A case report |
| title_short | Prenatally diagnosed congenital agenesis of the gallbladder: A case report |
| title_sort | prenatally diagnosed congenital agenesis of the gallbladder a case report |
| topic | Congenital agenesis of gallbladder Prenatal diagnosis Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576622001658 |
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