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  • Title: Congenital absence of the gallbladder: another cause of false-positive hepatobiliary image.
    Author: Dickinson CZ, Powers TA, Sandler MP, Partain CL.
    Journal: J Nucl Med; 1984 Jan; 25(1):70-2. PubMed ID: 6726425.
    Abstract:
    Hepatobiliary imaging with the various technetium-labeled IDA compounds is more than 90% sensitive and specific for the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis. Causes of false-positive studies include chronic cholecystitis, cystic-duct obstruction by tumor, prolonged fasting, the nonfasting state, pancreatitis, alcoholism, parenteral hyperalimentation, and severe intercurrent illness. A case of congenital absence of the gallbladder is submitted as another cause of a false-positive scan.
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