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Revista Cubana de Medicina Militar
versión impresa ISSN 0138-6557versión On-line ISSN 1561-3046
Resumen
VIVES BALMASEDA, Emir Jesús et al. Acute abdomen due to duplicated and complicated gallbladder. Rev Cub Med Mil [online]. 2022, vol.51, n.1, e1536. Epub 01-Mar-2022. ISSN 0138-6557.
Introduction:
Bile duct malformations are extremely rare, and generally do not present complications that justify urgent surgical intervention. When it occurs, the clinical picture is similar to that of a patient with a gallbladder without congenital malformations.
Objective:
Describe a case of acute abdomen due to complicated gallbladder duplication.
Clinical case:
46-year-old patient with a history of dyspepsia, who came the emergency with acute abdominal pain. Gallbladder gangrene is diagnosed, and surgical treatment is decided. During surgery, a double vesicular system was found, one area of necrosis and the other with chronic inflammatory changes. Cholecystectomy is performed on both organs. The evolution was favorable.
Conclusions:
The occurrence of an acute abdomen in a patient with gallbladder duplication is infrequent. The case is presented that contributes to deepen the knowledge about the course of action in this disease.
Palabras clave : gallbladder malformations; gallbladder gangrene; vesicular duplicity.