Open AccessLaparoscopic excision of an extra-biliary gallbladder duplication cyst in a 9-month-old infant
Author(s) -
David Lo,
Alexander O. Firempong,
Diana M. Cardona,
Brian C. Gulack,
Obinna O. Adibe
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.172579
Subject(s) - medicine , gallbladder , gene duplication , cyst , choledochal cysts , surgery , surgical excision , general surgery , biology , biochemistry , gene
Duplication of the gallbladder is a rare congenital anomaly of the biliary system. We herein present a case of a 9-month-old full-term female with a prenatally identified gallbladder duplication cyst managed via laparoscopic excision.