Author(s)

Bréhima Coulibaly^1,2, Abdoulaye Kanté^1,2, Abdoulaye Koné³, Bréhima Bengaly¹, Babou Ba², Youlouza Coulibaly³, Oncoumba Diarra³, Adama Seriba Diarra¹, Drissa Traoré¹, Mariam Daou⁴, Nouhoum Ongoïba^1,2*

¹Service of Surgery B. CHU Point G, Bamako, Mali.
²Laboratory of Anatomy of the Faculty of Medicine and Odontostomatology, Bamako, Mali.
³Imaging Department CHU Point G, Bamako, Mali.
⁴Service of Neurology.CHU Gabriel Touré, Bamako, Mali.

Aim: The aim of this work is to determine the dimensions and the capacity of the gall-bladder by ultrasound. Methodology: We realized a descriptive study over 2 years (from January, 2015 till December, 2017). It concerned an ultrasound exploration of the gall-bladder. The studied population was healthy voluntary subjects visible and on an empty stomach for 12 hours, without history of abdominal trauma and abdominal operating scar. The carrying subjects of the tracks of abdominal trauma or of abdominal operating scar were not included. Results: The average age was of 39 years ± 12.16 with extreme of 10 years and 89 years. It was 500 women (50%) and of 500 men (50%) with a sex ratio of 1. To 450 subjects (45%) the width of the gall-bladder of the subjects varied between 21 and 30. The average was 22.63 mm ± 7.9. Extremes were from 9 to 55 mm. The measurements made by the three sonographers showed no significant difference. The sensitivity of ultrasound in the visualization of the gallbladder was 100%. The length of the gall-bladder was between 61 and 70 mm. The average was 65.35 ± 14.48. Extremes were 26 and 142 mm. Conclusion: This original study shows the normal dimensions of the gall-bladder to Malian.

Anatomy, Gall-Bladder, Ultrasound, Bamako-Mali

Coulibaly, B. , Kanté, A. , Koné, A. , Bengaly, B. , Ba, B. , Coulibaly, Y. , Diarra, O. , Diarra, A. , Traoré, D. , Daou, M. and Ongoïba, N. (2019) Anatomy of the Gall-Bladder in the Ultrasound about 1000 Cases. Forensic Medicine and Anatomy Research, 7, 44-49. doi: 10.4236/fmar.2019.72008.