title: Multiseptate gallbladder with anomalous pancreaticobiliary ductal union: a case report.
abstract: Multiseptate gallbladder, characterized by the presence of multiple septa dividing the gallbladder lumen, is a very extremely rare congenital anomaly of the gallbladder. On the other hand, anomalous pancreaticobiliary ductal union is also one of the congenital anomalous biliary diseases and thought to be related with choledochal cyst or biliary tract malignancies. In this paper, we describe a unique and first patient of multiseptate gallbladder with anomalous pancreaticobiliary ductal union and a review of the literature. To clarify more characters of the multiseptate gallbladder, examination of a larger patient population will be needed and further studies will be required.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endoscopy, Kagoshima University Hospital, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka Kagoshima City, Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan. tyama@m2.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takafumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hashiguchi
authors.forename: Atsumasa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Koro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakoda
authors.forename: Chiaki
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Taki
mesh_terms: D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications