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World J Clin Cases. Dec 16, 2014; 2(12): 924-926
Published online Dec 16, 2014. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v2.i12.924
Published online Dec 16, 2014. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v2.i12.924
Rare entity: Ectopic liver tissue in the wall of the gallbladder - A case report
Yusuf Arslan, Fatih Altintoprak, Taner Kivilcim, Omer Yalkin, Orhan V Ozkan, Fehmi Celebi, Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, 54100 Sakarya, Turkey
Kursat R Serin, Department of General Surgery, LIV Hospital, 34340 Istanbul, Turkey
Author contributions: Arslan Y, Altintoprak F, Kivilcim T and Yalkin O designed the report; Arslan Y, Serin KR and Ozkan OV collected the patient’s clinical data; Arslan Y, Altintoprak F and Ozkan OV analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Orhan V Ozkan, Associate Professor of General Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya University, Adnan Menderes Caddesi, Saglik Sokak No:193, 54100 Sakarya, Turkey. veliorhan@hotmail.com
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Received: May 2, 2014
Revised: August 30, 2014
Accepted: September 23, 2014
Published online: December 16, 2014
Revised: August 30, 2014
Accepted: September 23, 2014
Published online: December 16, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: Ectopic hepatic tissue is a rare condition and it has been reported in several sites, such as the gallbladder, gastrohepatic ligament, adrenal glands, and esophagus. It is usually clinically silent and found incidentally. Ectopic hepatic tissue carries an increased risk of malignant degeneration to hepatocellular carcinoma. It should be discovered and removed by the surgeon to prevent a higher risk of complications and malignant transformation.