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Cholecystitis of a duplicated gallbladder complicated by a cholecystoenteric fistula

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Gallbladder duplications are uncommon anatomic variants that are sometimes mistaken for other entities on imaging. We present a surgically confirmed case of cholecystitis in a ductular-type duplicated gallbladder complicated by the formation of an inflammatory fistula to the adjacent duodenum. Both US and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography were performed preoperatively, in addition to intraoperative cholangiography, which confirmed the presence of a duplicated gallbladder.

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  1. Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA

    Brady K. Huang & Mitchell A. Chess

  2. Advanced Imaging, 35 Batavia City Center, Batavia, NY, 14020, USA

    Mitchell A. Chess

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Huang, B.K., Chess, M.A. Cholecystitis of a duplicated gallbladder complicated by a cholecystoenteric fistula. Pediatr Radiol 39, 385–388 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-008-1125-1

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