title: A case of double gallbladder with adenocarcinoma arising from the left hepatic duct: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Double gallbladder is a rare congenital biliary anomaly, but an accessory gallbladder arising from the left hepatic duct is a more remarkably rare congenital anomaly. We report a case of double gallbladder with adenocarcinoma and gallstones, which was preoperatively diagnosed by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and then confirmed by open laparotomy. A review of the literature is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, National Hospital Organization, Higashihiroshima Medical Center, Higashihiroshima, 739-0041, Japan.
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