Intrahepatic Gallbladder

  • Sherif Monib General Surgery Department, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Hertfordshire, UK
  • Piyush Mahapatra General Surgery Department, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Hertfordshire, UK
  • Hany Fayez General Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Egypt
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12890/2019_001123

Keywords

Gallbladder, intrahepatic gallbladder, cholecystectomy

Abstract

Gallbladders have been reported in various ectopic locations.An intrahepatic gallbladder is one where the gallbladder lies within the liver parenchyma or has a subcapsular location along the anterior inferior right lobe of the liver. Intrahepatic gallbladders can have impaired function leading to the formation of gallbladder stones. We present the case of a 57-year-old man who was found to have an intrahepatic gallbladder which was not detected before a retrograde open cholecystectomy was carried out without intra-operative or postoperative complications. Awareness of ectopic gallbladdersand their recognition allows proper intra-operative planning.

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    • Published: 2019-05-27

    Issue: Vol 6 No 6 (view)

    Section: Articles

    How to cite:
    1.
    Monib S, Mahapatra P, Fayez H. Intrahepatic Gallbladder. EJCRIM 2019;6 doi:10.12890/2019_001123.