title: Gallbladder duplication masquerading as a dilated common bile duct with choledocholithiasis.
abstract: A duplicate gall bladder was diagnosed at laparoscopy, having been erroneously diagnosed on ultrasonography as a dilated common bile duct with choledocholithiasis. Gallbladder duplication is a congenital abnormality with a rare incidence, occuring in approximately 1 in 4 000 births and 0.020% in al large autopsy series. This report highlights its existence to improve awareness and lessen the potential for biliary injury.
authors.affiliation: King Edward VIII Academic Hospital, Durban, South Africa.|Department of Surgery, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
authors.forename: S Mewa
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kinoo
authors.affiliation: King Edward VIII Academic Hospital, Durban, South Africa.|Department of Surgery, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Naidoo
authors.affiliation: King Edward VIII Academic Hospital, Durban, South Africa.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maharaj
authors.affiliation: King Edward VIII Academic Hospital, Durban, South Africa.|Department of Surgery, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Singh