Laparoscopic treatment of duplicate gallbladder with acute cholecystitis
Duplication of gallbladder is a rare congenital anomaly of the extrahepatic biliary tract. Patients with duplicate gallbladder who develop symptoms due to gallstones require surgery. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in such cases is challenging due to altered biliary anatomy. We report a case of duplica...
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| author | Rahul A Gupta Pradip Pokharia Archana Khanduri |
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| description | Duplication of gallbladder is a rare congenital anomaly of the extrahepatic biliary tract. Patients with duplicate gallbladder who develop symptoms due to gallstones require surgery. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in such cases is challenging due to altered biliary anatomy. We report a case of duplicate gallbladder with acute calculus cholecystitis successfully treated by laparoscopic removal of both the gallbladders. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9f8d21c35743485dbae43abb5901fd762022-12-21T19:31:52ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Minimal Access Surgery0972-99411998-39212020-01-0116444744810.4103/jmas.JMAS_231_19Laparoscopic treatment of duplicate gallbladder with acute cholecystitisRahul A GuptaPradip PokhariaArchana KhanduriDuplication of gallbladder is a rare congenital anomaly of the extrahepatic biliary tract. Patients with duplicate gallbladder who develop symptoms due to gallstones require surgery. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in such cases is challenging due to altered biliary anatomy. We report a case of duplicate gallbladder with acute calculus cholecystitis successfully treated by laparoscopic removal of both the gallbladders.http://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2020;volume=16;issue=4;spage=447;epage=448;aulast=acute cholecystitischolecystectomygallbladder duplicationgallstones |
| spellingShingle | Rahul A Gupta Pradip Pokharia Archana Khanduri Laparoscopic treatment of duplicate gallbladder with acute cholecystitis Journal of Minimal Access Surgery acute cholecystitis cholecystectomy gallbladder duplication gallstones |
| title | Laparoscopic treatment of duplicate gallbladder with acute cholecystitis |
| title_full | Laparoscopic treatment of duplicate gallbladder with acute cholecystitis |
| title_fullStr | Laparoscopic treatment of duplicate gallbladder with acute cholecystitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Laparoscopic treatment of duplicate gallbladder with acute cholecystitis |
| title_short | Laparoscopic treatment of duplicate gallbladder with acute cholecystitis |
| title_sort | laparoscopic treatment of duplicate gallbladder with acute cholecystitis |
| topic | acute cholecystitis cholecystectomy gallbladder duplication gallstones |
| url | http://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2020;volume=16;issue=4;spage=447;epage=448;aulast= |
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