Ectopic Liver Tissue Attached to the Gallbladder Wall: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Ectopic liver tissue is a rare entity, reported to occur in several intra-, retro- and extra- peritoneal sites, including the gallbladder. It is usually detected incidentally, during laparoscopy, laparotomy, or autopsy. Several possible mechanisms may explain the development of liver ectopia. Although ectopic liver tissue is usually asymptomatic, it behaves like orthotopic liver, developing the same pathologic conditions.


METHODS
We describe the case of a 54-year-old woman who was found to have a nodule attached to the gallbladder wall without any connection with the main liver, during an elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallstone disease. The nodule was removed with the gallbladder and identified histologically as normal ectopic liver tissue.


CONCLUSIONS
It would seem sensible to resect the ectopic tissue if encountered during cholecystectomy for gallstones. Laparoscopic management of ectopic liver can be feasible.
Triantafyllidis
Ioannis
I
Department of General Surgery, Edessa General Hospital, End of Egnatia str, 58200 Edessa, Greece.
Papapavlou
Leonidas
L
Nikoloudis
Nikolaos
N
Economou
Athanasios
A
Andreadis
Efstathios
E
Chrissidou
Maria
M
Georgakis
Konstantinos
K
Chrissidis
Thomas
T