DOI: 10.36347/sasjs.2024.v10i03.004

Pages: 286-287

The vesicular diaphragm is a very rare and unrecognized malformation due to an anomaly in the embryogenesis of the gallbladder. This malformation represents 0.1% of gallbladder anomalies in adults. It can remain asymptomatic for a long time and be discovered incidentally or be revealed by chronic abdominal pain or by a complication. We report the observation of a 21-year-old woman who presented with chronic hepatic colic. Morphological examinations concluded an uncomplicated vesicular diaphragm. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed. Intraoperative findings by opening the cholecystectomy specimen confirmed the diagnosis of a diaphragmatic gallbladder. In this document, we recall the clinical and radiological aspects characterizing this very rare anomaly.