<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Left sided gallbladder is a rare anomaly that is often associated with other abnormal anatomy in the hepatobiliary system. One left positioned gallbladder was found in a consecutive series of 3290 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallstone disease in the Mure County Emergency Hospital’s 2nd Surgery Clinic between 2005 and 2015, a prevalence of 0.03 per cent. In case of left sided gallbladder the cystic artery always crosses in front of the common bile duct from right to left. The cystic duct may open on the left or right side of the common hepatic duct. Anterograde cholecystectomy is the best choice for precise exploration of the cystic duct and cystic artery.</p></abstract>

Left sided gallbladder is a rare anomaly that is often associated with other abnormal anatomy in the hepatobiliary system. One left positioned gallbladder was found in a consecutive series of 3290 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallstone disease in the Mure County Emergency Hospital’s 2nd Surgery Clinic between 2005 and 2015, a prevalence of 0.03 per cent. In case of left sided gallbladder the cystic artery always crosses in front of the common bile duct from right to left. The cystic duct may open on the left or right side of the common hepatic duct. Anterograde cholecystectomy is the best choice for precise exploration of the cystic duct and cystic artery.

Left Sided Gallbladder - Case Report

University of Medicine and Pharmacy Tirgu Mures,

Acta Marisiensis - Seria Medica

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Left sided gallbladder is a rare anomaly that is often associated with other abnormal anatomy in the hepatobiliary system. One left positioned gallbladder was...

Left Sided Gallbladder - Case Report

Published Online: Oct 21, 2016

Page range: 376 - 377

Received: Mar 22, 2016

Accepted: Aug 12, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/amma-2016-0042

Keywords
left sided gallbladder, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, hepatobiliary system

© 2016 Török Árpád et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Left Sided Gallbladder - Case Report

Published Online: Oct 21, 2016

Page range: 376 - 377

Received: Mar 22, 2016

Accepted: Aug 12, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/amma-2016-0042

Keywordsleft sided gallbladder, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, hepatobiliary system

© 2016 Török Árpád et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
left sided gallbladder, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, hepatobiliary system