Complete gallbladder duplication – Seventh report in world literature

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Gallbladder duplication results from a rare abnormality of embriogenesis 1 and is twice as common in women as in men 2 .The signs and symptoms of double gallbladder cholecystitis are the same as those of single gallbladder cholecystitis: strong pain in the epigastric region and right hypochondrium, which may irradiate to the back and be accompanied by nausea and/or vomiting, Murphy positive sign, and pain on palpation of these regions; plastron may also be present 3 .For this reason, many cases are still diagnosed intraoperatively, making surgery difficult and increasing the possibility of biliary tract injury.We report the case of a female patient with epigastric and dorsal pain for 4 days, which worsened with the ingestion of salty and fatty foods and was accompanied by nausea and vomiting.Physical examination showed a positive Murphy sign.A complete abdominal ultrasound examination showed gallbladder duplication, both lithiasic.Magnetic resonance cholangiography confirmed the duplication of the gallbladder and cystic ducts, with a single main biliary tract and acute lithiasic cholecystitis in both gallbladders.A laparoscopic cholecystectomy of both vesicles was performed without complications, and the patient was discharged 3 days after the procedure.

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