Vesicular agenesis and cholangitis, an infrequent association. Case report.

BACKGROUND

Vesicular agenesis is a rare congenital malformation.

CLINICAL CASE: Male, 65 years old, preoperative diagnosis of gallbladder agenesis, presenting with cholangitis, unsatisfactory ERCP, resolution by laparotomy, drainage and biliary exploration.

DISCUSSION: The association between cholangitis and gallbladder agenesis presents few reports in the universal literature, a preoperative diagnosis reduces surgical risk, anatomical alteration represents an increased risk of iatrogenic injury during surgical exploration.

CONCLUSIONS

Vesicular agenesis, a rare and even more infrequent entity, its association with cholangitis, its preoperative diagnosis, facilitates a surgical plan avoiding iatrogenic injuries.