Double trouble--duplication of the gallbladder requiring repeat laparoscopic cholecystectomy
D Mulholland1, G McEntee, O McCormack
1Mater Misencordiae University Hospital, Eccies St., Dublin 7. doug2057@gmail.com
Irish Medical Journal
|March 19, 2013
Abstract:
Duplication of the gallbladder is a surprisingly common phenomenon. Clinically, these patients present with straightforward gallbladder pathologies. It is a challenging preoperative diagnosis on ultrasound, and most cases are diagnosed intra-operatively. We present a case of gallbladder duplication, where the patient presented with biliary colic, had a straightforward laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and then represented with biliary colic four years later.
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