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Asymptomatic true gallbladder duplication: a case report and review of the literature
E Roldan-Valadez1, S Osorio-Peralta, I Vivas-Bonilla
1Department of Radiology, Medica Sur Clinic and Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico. ernest.roldan@usa.net
Abstract:
Gallbladder duplication is a rare event, with an incidence at autopsy of about 1/4000, with very few documented symptomatic cases reported. Preoperative diagnosis and differentiation of this malformation are important to prevent inadvertent damage to the biliary system, a complicated postoperative course, and repeat surgery. We present a case of true gallbladder duplication found incidentally during abdominal ultrasonography (US). The diagnosis was made with US and the Y-type duplication was demonstrated with magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP).
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