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ArticleCureus2026

An Atypical Case of Vanished Gallbladder.

Ritu Nehra, Mohit K Badgurjar, Sanjeev Agarwal, Yogesh K Baberwal, Dhawal Vyas

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Ritu NehraDepartment of General Surgery, Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, IND.
Mohit K BadgurjarDepartment of General Surgery, Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, IND.
Sanjeev AgarwalDepartment of General Surgery, Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, IND.
Yogesh K BaberwalDepartment of General Surgery, Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, IND.
Dhawal VyasDepartment of General Surgery, Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, IND.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gallbladder agenesis (GA) is an uncommon congenital anomaly that often mimics common biliary disorders, leading to frequent misdiagnosis and unnecessary surgical intervention. We report a case of a 69-year-old woman presenting with biliary symptoms and choledocholithiasis, in whom repeated imaging suggested a contracted gallbladder. GA was ultimately diagnosed intraoperatively during a planned laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This case highlights the diagnostic limitations of conventional imaging, the importance of maintaining suspicion when the gallbladder is persistently non-visualized, and the need for surgical preparedness to avoid biliary injury and improve outcomes.

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choledocholithiasisendoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ercp)gallbladder agenesislaparoscopic explorationmagnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (mrcp)vanished gallbladder

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PMID42621536
PMCPMC13488871

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