Gadour Eyad, Hassan Zeinab, Hassan Abdalla
Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay National Health Service Foundation Trust, Lancaster, GBR.
Faculty of Medicine, The National Ribat University, Khartoum, SDN.
Cureus. 2021 Apr 25;13(4):e14676. doi: 10.7759/cureus.14676.
Gallbladder duplication refers to the splitting of "gallbladder primordium" during the early embryonic development in the fifth or early sixth week. Although it is a very rare congenital abnormality and most of the patients will be asymptomatic, yet the symptomatic cases present with abdominal complaints like nausea vomiting, abdominal pain leads to cholecystitis, cholangitis, biliary colic, or pancreatitis. Herein, we present a case report of duplication of the gallbladder, which was difficult to diagnose on radiology. We report a case of a 35-year-old female who was admitted with acute gallstone pancreatitis. The diagnosis was made by magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) and blood tests. She underwent an inpatient endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) which cleared the bile duct and confirmed the diagnosis of the duplex gallbladder. The patient was then discharged home and an outpatient cholecystectomy is being planned.The duplex gallbladder may possibly be associated with other anomalies of the bile duct system. Biliary pancreatitis has been associated with such abnormality. Accurate diagnosis is crucial to achieving due to the possibility that gallbladder can be missed in imaging testing. Cholecystectomy required extreme care because these anomalies can lead to critical injuries of the bile duct and vascular system.
胆囊重复畸形是指在胚胎发育早期(第五或第六周初)“胆囊原基”发生分裂。虽然这是一种非常罕见的先天性异常,大多数患者无症状,但有症状的病例会出现腹部不适,如恶心、呕吐、腹痛,进而导致胆囊炎、胆管炎、胆绞痛或胰腺炎。在此,我们报告一例胆囊重复畸形的病例,该病例在放射学上难以诊断。我们报告一例35岁女性因急性胆石性胰腺炎入院。通过磁共振胰胆管造影(MRCP)和血液检查做出诊断。她接受了住院内镜逆行胰胆管造影(ERCP),该检查清理了胆管并确诊为双胆囊。患者随后出院,计划进行门诊胆囊切除术。双胆囊可能与胆管系统的其他异常有关。胆源性胰腺炎与这种异常有关。由于成像检查可能漏诊胆囊,准确诊断至关重要。胆囊切除术需要格外小心,因为这些异常可能导致胆管和血管系统的严重损伤。