Ectopic Gallbladder: An Incidental Finding

Abstract

Mubashar Hussain, Jimmy Mena and Kristine Joyce Cadiz

Ectopic gallbladder is a rare entity with an incidence of 0.1%- 0.7% [1]. Normally, it lies on the gallbladder fossa, on the inferior surface of the liver in between the right and left hepatic lobes, maintaining a constant relationship to porta hepatis [2]. On Ultrasonographic imaging, the gallbladder can be identified by the relationship of the gallbladder neck anterior to the right branch of the portal vein. Ectopic gallbladder can be located in various positions such as intrahepatic, within the lesser omentum, retroduodenal, within falciform ligament, abdominal wall muscles and in thoracic cavity [3, 4]. An ectopic gallbladder is a dangerous entity as it can lead to misdiagnosis. We were presented a case of ectopic gallbladder, which was missed in ultrasound, and CT scan report but was discovered intra operatively during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

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