Prague Med. Rep. 2015, 116, 52-56

https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2015.46

Agenesis of the Gallbladder Diagnosed by Magnetic Resonance Cholangiography: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

Oktay Yener, Mehmet Zeki Buldanlı, Hayati Eksioglu, Metin Leblebici, Orhan Alimoglu

Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Göztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Received October 31, 2014
Accepted March 12, 2015

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