Cozacov Y, Subhas G, Jacobs M, Parikh J. Total laparoscopic removal of accessory gallbladder: A case report and review of literature. World J Gastrointest Surg 2015; 7(12): 398-402 [PMID: 26730286 DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v7.i12.398]
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Gokulakkrishna Subhas, MD, Department of Surgery, Providence Hospital and Medical Centers, 16001 W Nine Mile Rd, Southfield, MI 48075, United States. drsgokul@yahoo.com
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Surgery
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Dec 27, 2015; 7(12): 398-402 Published online Dec 27, 2015. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v7.i12.398
Total laparoscopic removal of accessory gallbladder: A case report and review of literature
Yaniv Cozacov, Gokulakkrishna Subhas, Michael Jacobs, Janak Parikh
Yaniv Cozacov, Gokulakkrishna Subhas, Michael Jacobs, Janak Parikh, Department of Surgery, Providence Hospital and Medical Centers, Southfield, MI 48075, United States
Author contributions: All authors contributed to the acquisition of data, writing, and revision of manuscript; the manuscript had been seen and approved by all authors and the material is previously unpublished.
Institutional review board statement: This case report was exempt from the Institutional Review Board Standards at Providence Hospital and Medical Centers, Southfield, MI 48075, United States.
Informed consent statement: The patient involved in this study has given her written informed consent authorizing use and disclosure of her protected health information.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors have no conflict of interest.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Gokulakkrishna Subhas, MD, Department of Surgery, Providence Hospital and Medical Centers, 16001 W Nine Mile Rd, Southfield, MI 48075, United States. drsgokul@yahoo.com
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Received: June 29, 2015 Peer-review started: July 3, 2015 First decision: August 4, 2015 Revised: August 25, 2015 Accepted: October 23, 2015 Article in press: October 27, 2015 Published online: December 27, 2015 Processing time: 177 Days and 22.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Accessory gallbladders are a rare anatomic anomaly, that classically goes unnoticed. These are often not diagnosed preoperatively in patients undergoing cholecystectomy. We present a 27-year-old male scheduled for gallbladder removal for biliary colic. Intraoperatively, following ligation of cystic artery and duct, an additional structure was noted, and intraoperative cholangiogram confirmed a second gallbladder with an associated accessory cystic duct. Pathological analysis confirmed the presence of two gallbladders with features of chronic cholecystitis. Recognizing and understanding the presentation of accessory gallbladders can prevent the pitfalls of surgery with anatomical abnormalities, as well as offering the appropriate management.
