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CC BY 4.0 · World J Nucl Med 2013; 12(01): 041-044
DOI: 10.4103/1450-1147.113961
Case Report

A Rare Case of Suprahepatic Gall Bladder with Phocomelia and Pancytopenia: Detected by Tc-99m Mebrofenin Scintigraphy

Authors

  • Tanveeer Ah Rather

    Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

  • Shoukat H. Khan

    Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

  • Manjeet Singh

    1   Radio-diagnosis, Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

  • Naseer A. Choh

    1   Radio-diagnosis, Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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Abstract

The possibility of an ectopic gallbladder should always be considered whenever there is a failure to localize it in its normal anatomical position on routine imaging. Although a very rare entity, the anomalous position of gallbladder can result in misinterpretation of imaging findings and create clinical confusion. Awareness of such an anomaly facilitates proper diagnosis and subsequent management. The authors report a very rare case of suprahepatic gallbladder associated with phocomelia, pancytopenia, and splenomegaly in a young 25-year-old female. The suprahepatic gallbladder was initially visualized on Technetium-99m (Tc-99m) Mebrofenin radionuclide hepatobiliary scintigraphy. Subsequent magnetic resonance cholecystopancreatography (MRCP) was also done to confirm the diagnosis.

Keywords

Gallbladder - magnetic resonance cholecystopancreatography - Mebrofenin - suprahepatic


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Article published online:
14 August 2025

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