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ArticleRadiology case reports2018

Gallbladder agenesis mimicking cholelithiasis in an adult.

Andrew M Moon, J Hamilton Howe, Katrina A McGinty, David A Gerber

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Andrew M MoonDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 130 Mason Farm Rd, Bioinformatics Building CB# 7080, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7080, USA.
J Hamilton HoweDepartment of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Katrina A McGintyDepartment of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
David A GerberDepartment of Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present the case of a 24-year-old woman with morbid obesity who came to the emergency department with right upper quadrant abdominal pain associated with nausea and vomiting. Her workup included a right upper quadrant ultrasound suggestive of a small gallbladder with cholelithiasis without sonographic evidence of acute cholecystitis. She underwent attempted laparoscopic cholecystectomy with no identifiable gallbladder during surgery. Postsurgical cross-sectional imaging confirmed gallbladder agenesis. This case provides an example of a rare but convincing clinical and radiologic mimic of cholelithiasis. In certain cases of biliary colic and imaging revealing a small gallbladder, a magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography may be warranted to evaluate gallbladder agenesis and avoid unnecessary surgery.

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CholelithiasisGallbladder agenesisMagnetic resonance cholangiopancreatographyUltrasound

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PMID30167026
PMCPMC6114116
OpenAlexW2796253526

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