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