[Case of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for a double gallbladder].
A case of a double gallbladder, a congenital anomaly of biliary system is reported in a 71-year-old woman presenting with right hypochondrial pain. After a confirmed diagnosis of double gallbladder with gallstones was made by MRCP or ERCP, both gallbladders were removed laparoscopically. Double gallbladder is rare anatomic malformation of the biliary tract with only 88 cases, including ours, reported in the Japanese literature. Detailed preoperative investigations are required for an accurate preoperative diagnosis especially when considering laparoscopic removal to avoid inadvertent damage to biliary ductal system.
Nakashima
Susumu
S
Department of Surgery, Saiseikai Shiga Hospital. nakashi@koto.kpu-m.ac.jp
Fukuda
Ken-ichiro
K
Kinoshita
Osamu
O
Nagata
Hiroaki
H
Furutani
Akinobu
A
Masuyama
Mamoru
M
D000368:Aged; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D042882:Gallstones / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome