Agenesis of the Gallbladder in Monozygotic Twin Sisters
Joint Authors
Irisawa, Atsushi
Shibukawa, Goro
Hoshi, Koki
Yamabe, Akane
Fujisawa, Mariko
Igarashi, Ryo
Maki, Takumi
Sato, Ai
Source
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-01-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Agenesis of the gallbladder, a rare anomaly, is generally regarded as an organogenic failure.
Several reports suggest that this congenital defect is inherited but that supposition remains controversial.
We described agenesis of the gallbladder in identical twins.
A 21-year-old female presented with a history of acute pain in the epigastrium and right hypochondrium.
Various imaging modalities showed “gallbladder agenesis.” Moreover, her older identical twin sister had also no visualized gallbladder in imaging modalities.
This case report strongly suggested that agenesis of the gallbladder would be caused by a genetic abnormality.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hoshi, Koki& Irisawa, Atsushi& Shibukawa, Goro& Yamabe, Akane& Fujisawa, Mariko& Igarashi, Ryo…[et al.]. 2016. Agenesis of the Gallbladder in Monozygotic Twin Sisters. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hoshi, Koki…[et al.]. Agenesis of the Gallbladder in Monozygotic Twin Sisters. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Hoshi, Koki& Irisawa, Atsushi& Shibukawa, Goro& Yamabe, Akane& Fujisawa, Mariko& Igarashi, Ryo…[et al.]. Agenesis of the Gallbladder in Monozygotic Twin Sisters. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1100765