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PETER A. NELSON, M.D.; ROBERT L. SCHMITZ, M.D.; STRAVRULA PERUTSEA, M.D.

AMA Arch Surg. 1953;66(5):679-681.

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AMONG the congenital anomalies of the gall bladder are those of position. The following anomalous locations have been reported: intrahepatic,¹ attached to the left lobe of the liver,² free-floating,³ retroperitoneal,⁴ and within the abdominal wall.⁵ In situs transversus, the gall bladder will, of course, be left-sided, but its relation to the liver and hepatoduodenal ligament will be otherwise normal.

No report has been found by us of a case similar to the one to be reported.

REPORT OF A CASE

A 36-year-old Negro man reported to the Mercy Hospital free dispensary on Oct. 26, 1951, for treatment of asthma, which he had had for eight years. Except for his respiratory complaints, a system review was negative, nor had he had any significant illness in the past. His mother died at age 66 of some type of gall-bladder disease, but the details were unknown to the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
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From the Department of Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine of Loyola University, and Mercy Hospital.; Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine, and Senior Attending Surgeon, Mercy Hospital (Dr. Nelson).; Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine, and Associate Attending Surgeon, Mercy Hospital (Dr. Schmitz).; Resident in Surgery, Mercy Hospital (Dr. Perutsea).

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