Gallbladder to the left side of the falciform ligament in absence of Situs Inversus “Sinistroposition” – Case series of 2 patients with this anomaly who underwent mini-laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Abstract

HighlightsLeft-sided Gallbladders are considered a rare anatomic anomaly, even though, prevalence is increasing.This can be an incidental finding during surgery.It is in part due to the fact that radiographic images tipically do not detect them.Due to this, surgeons must be aware of this anomaly during surgery.

A Rare Case of a Left-sided Gallbladder Accompanied with an Aplastic Cystic Duct in a Patient with Acute Cholecystitis

“…A left-sided gallbladder was detected only in 6 cases out of 10 016 examinations. The reported prevalence in the literature ranges between 0.04% and 0.3%, with more than 100 cases [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. The left-sided gallbladder must be located to the left of the falciform ligament, beneath the left lobe of the liver and between segments III and IV or on segment III [1].…”

A Rare Case of a Left-sided Gallbladder Accompanied with an Aplastic Cystic Duct in a Patient with Acute Cholecystitis

“…A left-sided gallbladder was detected only in 6 cases out of 10 016 examinations. The reported prevalence in the literature ranges between 0.04% and 0.3%, with more than 100 cases [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. The left-sided gallbladder must be located to the left of the falciform ligament, beneath the left lobe of the liver and between segments III and IV or on segment III [1].…”

Left-sided gallbladder ‘sinistroposition’ associated with an anatomical variant of cystic duct insertion: case report

“…The gallbladder is defined as left-sided when it is located to the left of the falciform ligament between Segments III and IV [ 3 ]. There are three recognized variants of LSGB as follows: (i) associated with situs inversus, (ii) true LSGB and (iii) a gallbladder located to the left of an anomalous round ligament [ 1 ].…”

A Rare Case of a Left-sided Gallbladder Accompanied with an Aplastic Cystic Duct in a Patient with Acute Cholecystitis

“…A left-sided gallbladder was detected only in 6 cases out of 10 016 examinations. The reported prevalence in the literature ranges between 0.04% and 0.3%, with more than 100 cases [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. The left-sided gallbladder must be located to the left of the falciform ligament, beneath the left lobe of the liver and between segments III and IV or on segment III [1].…”

Left-sided gallbladder ‘sinistroposition’ associated with an anatomical variant of cystic duct insertion: case report

“…The gallbladder is defined as left-sided when it is located to the left of the falciform ligament between Segments III and IV [ 3 ]. There are three recognized variants of LSGB as follows: (i) associated with situs inversus, (ii) true LSGB and (iii) a gallbladder located to the left of an anomalous round ligament [ 1 ].…”

A Rare Case of a Left-sided Gallbladder Accompanied with an Aplastic Cystic Duct in a Patient with Acute Cholecystitis

“…A left-sided gallbladder was detected only in 6 cases out of 10 016 examinations. The reported prevalence in the literature ranges between 0.04% and 0.3%, with more than 100 cases [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]. The left-sided gallbladder must be located to the left of the falciform ligament, beneath the left lobe of the liver and between segments III and IV or on segment III [1].…”

Left-sided gallbladder ‘sinistroposition’ associated with an anatomical variant of cystic duct insertion: case report

“…The gallbladder is defined as left-sided when it is located to the left of the falciform ligament between Segments III and IV [ 3 ]. There are three recognized variants of LSGB as follows: (i) associated with situs inversus, (ii) true LSGB and (iii) a gallbladder located to the left of an anomalous round ligament [ 1 ].…”