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Cholangiographic findings in agenesis of the gallbladder. 1977

L O Martinez, and J Mejia

A case of agenesis of the gallbladder and cystic duct and the cholangiographic findings are presented. We believe this to be the first case documented by intravenous cholangiography.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D002758	Cholangiography	An imaging test of the BILIARY TRACT in which a contrast dye (RADIOPAQUE MEDIA) is injected into the BILE DUCT and x-ray pictures are taken.	Cholangiographies
D002765	Cholecystography	Radiography of the gallbladder after ingestion of a contrast medium.	Cholecystographies
D003549	Cystic Duct	The duct that is connected to the GALLBLADDER and allows the emptying of bile into the COMMON BILE DUCT.	Cystic Ducts,Duct, Cystic,Ducts, Cystic
D005260	Female		Females
D005704	Gallbladder	A storage reservoir for BILE secretion. Gallbladder allows the delivery of bile acids at a high concentration and in a controlled manner, via the CYSTIC DUCT to the DUODENUM, for degradation of dietary lipid.	Gallbladders
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man