Double Gall-Bladder—Two Pathologies: a Case Report

Abstract

True gall-bladder duplication is a rare biliary anomaly, which is usually discovered as an incidental finding. There are reports of double gall-bladders missed during the first operation. We present the case of a double gallbladder which, albeit suspected during the operation, was confirmed post-operatively. The patient underwent successful laparoscopic cholecystectomy and the examination of the resected gall-bladder revealed two chambers, only one containing stones. Predisposing factors for the development of gall-stones in one gall-bladder only, as well as surgical options, are briefly discussed.

Key Words:

• Double gall-bladder
• gall-stones
• cholecystectomy
• laparoscopy

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M. Pitiakoudis

Ass. Prof. M. Pitiakoudis Second Department of Surgery Democritus University of Thrace P. Grigoriou St. 118 Alexandroupolis 68100, Greece Tel.: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected]