Intrahepatic Gallbladder

Authors

• 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

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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.