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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a patient with a duplicated cystic duct
E J Lobo1, F A Herbella, A Goldenberg
1Surgical Gastroenterology Department, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil.
Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy & Percutaneous Techniques
|November 18, 2000
Abstract:
Cystic duct duplication with a single gallbladder is one of the most uncommon abnormalities of the biliary tract, with fewer than 15 instances published. The authors describe a 49-year-old patient undergoing a laparoscopic cholecystectomy in whom a second cystic duct was found, initially misdiagnosed as the biliary tract. The cholecystectomy was performed successfully with the aid of intraoperative cholangiography. It is the first time a duplicated cystic duct has been treated successfully using a laparoscopic approach.