Congenital Absence of the Gall Bladder—a Possible Hereditary Defect

Article1 October 1950CONGENITAL ABSENCE OF THE GALL BLADDER—A POSSIBLE HEREDITARY DEFECTJ. LESTER KOBACKER, M.D., F.A.C.P.J. LESTER KOBACKER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-33-4-1008 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptCongenital absence of the gall bladder can be considered a medical rarity, and its observed occurrence has not been sufficient to establish clearly the factors underlying its development nor to determine means of identifying it prior to operation or necropsy. The admirable review of Dixon and Lichtman1established the known reported cases of the condition as numbering 60 from 1900 to 1945. In 1947 Latimer, Mendez and Hage2searched out additional cases and added three of their own, bringing the total number to 71. Not all of these presented every criterion of clearly absent gall bladder, yet it may be...Bibliography1. DixonLichtman CFAL: Congenital absence of the gall bladder, Surgery 17: 11-21, 1945. Google Scholar2. LatimerMendezHage EOFLWJ: Congenital absence of gall bladder, Ann. Surg. 126: 229-242 (Aug.) 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Mentzer SH: Comparative anatomy of the biliary system, California and West. Med. 30: 315-321, 1929. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. Sarma PJ: The congenital absence of the gall bladder, Am. J. Digest. Dis. 13: 139-141, 1941. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. Mayo CH: Gall bladder diseases, N. Y. M. J. 103: 433-436, 1916. Google Scholar6. Bower JO: Congenital absence of the gall bladder, Ann. Surg. 88: 80, 1928. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. FinneyOwen GGJK: The surgical aspect of congenital absence of the gall bladder. Report of two cases, Ann. Surg. 115: 736-742, 1942. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication April 3, 1948. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAgenesis of gall bladder in laparoscopic cholecystectomy—A case reportAgenesis of the Gallbladder in Monozygotic Twin SistersHepatic Haemangioma Masquerading as the Gallbladder in a Case of Gallbladder Agenesis: A Case Report and Literature ReviewGallbladder Agenesis and Cystic Duct Absence in an Adult Patient Diagnosed by Magnetic Resonance Cholangiography: Report of a Case and Review of the LiteratureAgenesis of the gallbladder: Difficulties in managementAgenesis of the gallbladder: A dangerously misdiagnosed malformationCongenital absence of the gall bladderECTOPIA AND AGENESIS OF THE GALL-BLADDER: A REPORT OF TWO SETS OF TWINS AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATUREMalformations associated with congenital absence of the gall bladder.Gallenblase und extrahepatische GallengängeDigestive SystemCongenital absence of the gallbladderCongenital Absence of the Gall Bladder with Cystic Dilatation of the Common Bile DuctDie Krankheiten der Leber und der Gallenwege 1 October 1950Volume 33, Issue 4Page: 1008-1012KeywordsBladder Issue Published: 1 October 1950 PDF downloadLoading ...