Septate gall bladder: a surgical surprise with review of literature
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20204172Keywords:
Septate gall bladder, Double gall bladder, Laparoscopic cholecystectomyAbstract
Septate gallbladder is a rare congenital anomaly, which can present a challenge for the surgeon who performs laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The common first line modality for screening in symptomatic gallbladder pathology is still ultrasonography. Preoperative diagnosis of this anomaly is not common. Pre- operative diagnosis and being acquainted with this anomaly decreases the possibility of injury to the biliary tract, the number of postoperative complications and the possible need for further surgical procedures. We present a case of septate gallbladder, which was diagnosed during the operative procedure. Despite the finding of a septate gallbladder, the performance of laparoscopic cholecystectomy was uneventful.
Metrics
References
Ozgen A, Akata D, Arat A, Demirkazik FB, Ozmen MN, Akhan O. Gallbladder duplication: imaging findings and differential considerations. Abdom imaging. 1999;24(3):285-8.
Botsford A, Mckay K, Hartery A, Hapgood C. MRCP imaging of duplicate gallbladder: a case report and review of the literature. Surg Radiol Anat. 2015; 37(5):425-9.
Flannery MG, Caster MP. Congenital hourglass gall bladder. South Med J. 1957;50:1255-8.
Adear H, Barki Y. Multi septate gall bladder in a child: Incidental diagnosis on sonography. Paediatr Radiol. 1990;20:192.
Boyden EA. The accessory gall bladder: an embryological and comparative study of aberrant biliary vesicles occurring in man and the domestic mammals. Am J Anat. 1926;38(2):177-231.
Gross RE. Congenital anomalies of the gallbladder: a review of one hundred and forty-eight cases, with a report of a double gallbladder. Arch Surg. 1936;32(1):131-62.
Harlaftis N, Gray SW, Skandalakis JE. Multiple gallbladders. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1977;145(6):928-34.
Skandalakis JE, Colborn GL, Weidman TA, Foster RS Jr, Kingsnorth AN, Skandalakis LJ, et al. Surgical anatomy: the embryologic and anatomic basis of modern surgery. Thessaloniki: Paschalidis Medical Publications. 2004;2:1098-102.
Harlaftis N, Gray SW, Olafson RP, Skandalakis JE. Three cases of unsuspected double gall bladder. Am Surg. 1976;42(3):178-80.
Gray SW, Olafson RP, Skandalakis JE, Harlaftis N. Developmental origin of the double gall bladder. Contemp Surg. 1974;4(5):71-6.
