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Honeycomb gallbladder: a very rare cause of right upper quadrant pain
Ramazan Aydin1, Meltem Ceyhan Bilgici, Ahmet Veysel Polat
1From the Departments of *Radiology, and †Pediatric Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.
Abstract:
Honeycomb gallbladder is a rare congenital malformation of the gallbladder. In some cases, it may be asymptomatic, whereas in others, it may lead to symptoms consistent with biliary colic even in the absence of cholelithiasis. We present the clinical and imaging findings of a case of a 10-year-old boy who was admitted to the emergency department with right upper quadrant pain. Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging showed a honeycomb gallbladder. Honeycomb gallbladder is safely diagnosed with ultrasonography, which should be part of the investigation of patients with right upper quadrant pain in the emergency department.
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