title: Peril of missing a double gall bladder: report of a patient who needed cholecystectomy two times over.
abstract: Gall bladder (GB) duplication is a rare anomaly, not often seen in regular clinical practice. Though a vestigial organ, the presence of calculi within the GB can cause the patient to be acutely symptomatic with right hypochondriac pain, which can even be life threatening if not treated. The presence of two GBs means this pathology can be seen in both the GBs, highlighting the importance of diagnosing this condition, lest the patient returns years after a cholecystectomy with cholecystitis yet again!
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Krithika
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rangarajan
authors.affiliation: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sathya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chinna
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Nikhil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Chandan J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D049448:Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D004065:Digestive System Abnormalities / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence