Agenesis of the gallbladder found at laparoscopy in an adult patient with cardiac congenital malformation

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 284-286

  Dell'Abate, P ^a   Iosca, A ^a   Galimberti, A ^a   Farad, R ^a   Soliani, P ^a   Foggi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular abnormalities; Diagnosis Ultrasonography; Gallbladder; Gallbladder abnormalities; Gallbladder diseases; Laparoscopic cholecystecomy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER AGENESIS; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0033918940     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000018851     Document Type: Article

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