Prenatal and accurate perinatal diagnosis of type 2 H or ductular duplicate gallbladder.
Umberto MaggiGiorgio FarrisAlessandra CarnevaliIrene BorzaniPaola ClericiMassimo AgostiGiorgio RossiErnesto LevaPublished in: BMC pediatrics (2018)
We report a case of early prenatal suspected duplicate gallbladder that was confirmed by a neonatal precise diagnosis of a Type 2, H or ductular duplicate gallbladder, using for the first time 3D images of Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography in a newborn. An accurate anatomical diagnosis is mandatory in patients undergoing a possible future cholecystectomy, to avoid surgical complications or reoperations. Therefore, in case of a perinatal suspicion of a double gallbladder, neonates should undergo a Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography. A review of the Literature about this variant is included.