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Case Reports
. 2014 Jan-Feb;99(1):77-8.
doi: 10.9738/INTSURG-D-13-00036.1.

Duplicated gallbladder

Hiroaki Shiba  1 , Takeyuki Misawa, Ryusuke Ito, Kazuyoshi Ohki, Takao Igarashi, Katsuhiko Yanaga
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Case Reports

Duplicated gallbladder

Hiroaki Shiba et al. Int Surg. 2014 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

Duplication of the gallbladder is a rare congenital anomaly of the biliary system with the incidence of 1 in 3800. A 38-year-old woman visited our patient clinic for evaluation of wall thickening of the gallbladder, detected by abdominal ultrasonography during a regular medical checkup. Drip infusion cholecystocholangiography-computed tomography revealed Y-shaped duplicated gallbladders.

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Fig. 1
DIC-CT revealed Y-shaped duplicated gallbladders. Two cystic ducts joined to form a common cystic duct before entering the common bile duct (arrow).
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