title: Asymptomatic true gallbladder duplication: a case report and review of the literature.
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).
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Medica Sur Clinic and Foundation, Mexico City, Mexico. ernest.roldan@usa.net
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Roldan-Valadez
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Osorio-Peralta
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vivas-Bonilla
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vazquez-LaMadrid
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Alva-Lopez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hernandez-Ortiz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography