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CASE REPORT
Duplex gall bladder: bystander or culprit
  1. Jogender Kumar1,
  2. Arushi Yadav2
  1. 1Department of Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
  2. 2Department of Radiology, SMS Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr Jogender Kumar, jogendrayadv{at}gmail.com

Summary

Gall bladder (GB) duplication is a rare anatomical malformation, which can be detected by preoperative imaging study. We present a case of duplex gall bladder in a 14-year-old boy who presented with abdominal pain. On ultrasound, he had right nephrolithiasis and duplex gall bladder. Duplex gall bladder was confirmed on MR cholangiopancreatography. There was a dilemma for surgical management of duplex gall bladder; however, he became asymptomatic after conservative treatment. Prophylactic surgery is not recommended for asymptomatic incidentally detected duplex gall bladder. Radiologists and paediatric surgeons should be sensitised about the exact anatomy of this entity.

  • Radiology
  • Paediatric Surgery
  • Gastrointestinal Surgery

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Footnotes

  • Contributors Both authors equally contributed in diagnosis, follow-up, review of the literature, writing of the manuscript and proofreading. Both finalised the manuscript.

  • Competing interests None declared.

  • Patient consent Obtained.

  • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.