title: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a patient with a duplicated cystic duct.
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.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Gastroenterology Department, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Lobo
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Herbella
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goldenberg
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kobata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Triviño
mesh_terms: D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery*; D003549:Cystic Duct / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged