ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2026
A rare case report of ectopic gallbladder.
Article in American journal of translational research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectiveTo report a rare case of ectopic gallbladder herniating along the ligamentum teres hepatis and to emphasize the pivotal role of diagnostic laparoscopy in the identification and diagnosis of ectopic gallbladder.
methodsA 47-year-old woman with an unremarkable medical history presented with intermittent epigastric discomfort. On admission, vital signs were: Blood Pressure 147/96 mmHg, Heart Rate 96 bpm, Temperature 36.6°C, Respiratory Rate 18/min. Abdominal ultrasonography failed to identify the gallbladder. Abdominal computed tomography was performed and showed an ill-defined cystic structure in the anterior abdominal wall extending to the umbilicus. Diagnostic laparoscopy was adopted for exploration, and the lesion was resected. Pathological examination was carried out on the resected specimen.
resultsDiagnostic laparoscopy revealed a tubular structure coursing along the ligamentum teres hepatis, consistent with an ectopic gallbladder accompanied by partial omental herniation through the umbilicus. Pathological examination confirmed the resected structure as an ectopic gallbladder. The patient recovered smoothly and was discharged on the second postoperative day. At the one-month and three-month follow-ups, no complications or obvious discomfort were observed.
conclusionEctopic gallbladder herniating along the ligamentum teres hepatis is extremely rare. Diagnostic laparoscopy plays a key role in the definite diagnosis of ectopic gallbladder. Surgical resection achieves satisfactory outcomes with favorable postoperative recovery.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.