Ectopic Liver Tissue Attached to the Gallbladder Wall: a case report
| Autor: | Ioannis Triantafyllidis, Thomas Chrissidis, Maria Chrissidou, Athanasios Economou, Konstantinos Georgakis, Nikolaos Nikoloudis, Efstathios Andreadis, Leonidas Papapavlou |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Medicine(all)
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Gallbladder Case Report Autopsy Nodule (medicine) General Medicine Gallstones medicine.disease Ectopic liver medicine.anatomical_structure Laparotomy medicine Cholecystectomy medicine.symptom business Laparoscopy |
| Zdroj: | Cases Journal |
| ISSN: | 1757-1626 |
| Popis: | Introduction Ectopic liver tissue is a rare entity, reported to occur in several intra-, retro- and extra- peritoneal sites, including the gallbladder. It is usually detected incidentally, during laparoscopy, laparotomy, or autopsy. Several possible mechanisms may explain the development of liver ectopia. Although ectopic liver tissue is usually asymptomatic, it behaves like orthotopic liver, developing the same pathologic conditions. Case presentation We describe the case of a 54-year-old woman who was found to have a nodule attached to the gallbladder wall without any connection with the main liver, during an elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallstone disease. The nodule was removed with the gallbladder and identified histologically as normal ectopic liver tissue. Conclusion It would seem sensible to resect the ectopic tissue if encountered during cholecystectomy for gallstones. Laparoscopic management of ectopic liver can be feasible. |
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