Bilobed gallbladder discovered during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a tale of two lobes and one duct. Issue 12 (30th December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Plewman, Devon; Kudrna, Rachel; Rojas, Oskar; Ford, Jennifer; Smith-Singares, Eduardo
• Is Part Of: Journal of surgical case reports. Volume 2021:Issue 12(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-12-30
• Subjects: Surgery -- Periodicals; Surgery -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 617.005
• DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjab579
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2042-8812

Abstract

Abstract: Bilobed gallbladder (BG) is a rare congenital anomaly with just 24 cases documented in medical literature in the past 127 years. There are only three documented cases of BG's managed with laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and in all three cases the bilobed anomaly was discovered preoperatively. We present a case of symptomatic cholelithiasis in a BG that was discovered intraoperatively. Both the surgical techniques used to ensure complete and safe removal of all gallbladder components and the elements associated with the preoperative diagnosis of these rare anomalies are discussed.