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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis in a 30-Week Pregnant Woman with True Left-Sided Gallbladder

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The left-sided gallbladder is a rare anatomical variant. Given the highest risk of association with other variations of the biliary tract, surgical management of such condition requires particular attention. We report a case of an incidental intraoperative discovery of a true left-sided gallbladder in a 30-week pregnant woman admitted to our department for acute cholecystitis. Severe inflammation and the narrow working space (gravid uterus) associated with the presence of this rare anatomic variant made the laparoscopic cholecystectomy challenging, in our case.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, Traumatology and Severe Burns Center Ben Arous, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia

    Imen Ben Ismail, Saber Rebii, Hakim Zenaidi & Ayoub Zoghlami

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IBI analyzed and interpreted the patient data and wrote the manuscript. AZ and IBI operated on the patient. HZ and SR contributed in the critical revision. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Ben Ismail, I., Rebii, S., Zenaidi, H. et al. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis in a 30-Week Pregnant Woman with True Left-Sided Gallbladder. Indian J Surg 83, 1591–1593 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-020-02712-y

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