An "Upside-Down" Liver and Gallbladder Discovered on Hepatobiliary Scan

An ectopic gallbladder that mimicked a possible neoplasm on CT is described. Ultrasound failed to visualize the gallbladder. These findings were finally explained by the hepatobiliary scan, which showed the gallbladder to be in an ectopic location near the hepatic dome.

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Published in:	Clinical nuclear medicine Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 140 - 142
Main Authors:	D'AMATO, DANIEL W, BALON, HELENA R, ARPASI, PAUL J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia, PA Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc 01-02-1999 Hagerstown, MD Lippincott
Subjects:	Abdominal Pain Aged Biological and medical sciences Digestion. Liver. Biliary tract. Spleen. Pancreas Female Gallbladder - abnormalities Gallbladder - diagnostic imaging Humans Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) Liver - diagnostic imaging Medical sciences Radionuclide Imaging Radionuclide investigations Tomography, X-Ray Computed Ultrasonography Radionuclide study Human Technetium Scintigraphy Malignant tumor Biliary tract disease Differential diagnostic Case study Digestive diseases Medical imagery Female Gallbladder Ectopia Diagnostic aid Elderly
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Summary:	An ectopic gallbladder that mimicked a possible neoplasm on CT is described. Ultrasound failed to visualize the gallbladder. These findings were finally explained by the hepatobiliary scan, which showed the gallbladder to be in an ectopic location near the hepatic dome.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	0363-9762 1536-0229
DOI:	10.1097/00003072-199902000-00023