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ECTOPIA AND AGENESIS OF THE GALL‐BLADDER: A REPORT OF TWO SETS OF TWINS AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Author(s) -
Sugrue M.,
Gani J.,
Sarre R.,
Waits J.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1991.tb00162.x
Subject(s) - medicine , gall , agenesis , general surgery , surgery , biology , botany
We report two sets of twins with agenesis and ectopia of the gall‐bladder. It is important to be aware of this condition, as many of these patients present with biliary‐type pain and have unnecessary laparotomies. The literature on this condition is reviewed.