Persistence of the gallbladder following laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a case report

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the technique of choice for cholecystectomy. No experience with congenital abnormalities of the gallbladder has been reported. We report here the case of a 42-year-old woman who developed recurrent symptoms seven months after laparoscopic cholecystectomy and was found...

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Published inEndoscopy Vol. 27; no. 4; p. 334
Main Authors Cohen, S A, Attiyeh, F F, Kasmin, F E, Siegel, J H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.05.1995
Subjects
Adult
Cholangiography - instrumentation
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic
Cholelithiasis - diagnosis
Cholelithiasis - surgery
Female
Gallbladder - abnormalities
Humans
Reoperation
Treatment Failure
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Summary:Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the technique of choice for cholecystectomy. No experience with congenital abnormalities of the gallbladder has been reported. We report here the case of a 42-year-old woman who developed recurrent symptoms seven months after laparoscopic cholecystectomy and was found to have the majority of her gallbladder still intact. We speculate that the patient had a bilobate gallbladder as the explanation for the mishap. She subsequently underwent open repeat surgery.
ISSN:0013-726X
DOI:10.1055/s-2007-1005703