Gallbladder agenesis and cystic duct absence in an adult patient diagnosed by magnetic resonance cholangiography: report of a case and review of the literature.

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Published in Case Rep Med on February 01, 2010

Authors

Valeria Fiaschetti1, Giovanna Calabrese, Silvia Viarani, Gabriele Bazzocchi, Giovanni Simonetti

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Diagnostic and Molecular Imaging, Interventional Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Therapy, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", 81 Oxford street, 00133 Rome, Italy.

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