Accessory Gallbladder Complicating Liver Transplantation

Abstract. Accessory gallbladder in a donor liver allograft is an uncommon anatomical finding that can complicate liver transplantation if unrecognized. This case describes a patient who underwent liver transplantation with a donor graft containing an accessory gallbladder that was obscured during tr...

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Main Authors:	Samuel J. Kesseli, MD, Andrew S. Barbas, MD, Deepak Vikraman, MD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer 2018-05-01
Series:	Transplantation Direct
Online Access:	http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000000786

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spelling	doaj-8f647dfa196945e0b6f78e7744d691f62020-11-25T00:37:42ZengWolters KluwerTransplantation Direct2373-87312018-05-0145e34410.1097/TXD.0000000000000786201805000-0007Accessory Gallbladder Complicating Liver TransplantationSamuel J. Kesseli, MD0Andrew S. Barbas, MD1Deepak Vikraman, MD21 Division of General Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.2 Division of Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.2 Division of Abdominal Transplant Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.Abstract. Accessory gallbladder in a donor liver allograft is an uncommon anatomical finding that can complicate liver transplantation if unrecognized. This case describes a patient who underwent liver transplantation with a donor graft containing an accessory gallbladder that was obscured during transplantation; as a result, the patient experienced a prolonged postoperative course complicated by multiple readmissions for suspected biloma and intra-abdominal infection. The diagnosis of accessory gallbladder was not made until operative exploration several months after the initial transplant. Removal of the accessory gallbladder has led to resolution of clinical problems.http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000000786
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author	Samuel J. Kesseli, MD Andrew S. Barbas, MD Deepak Vikraman, MD
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title	Accessory Gallbladder Complicating Liver Transplantation
title_short	Accessory Gallbladder Complicating Liver Transplantation
title_full	Accessory Gallbladder Complicating Liver Transplantation
title_fullStr	Accessory Gallbladder Complicating Liver Transplantation
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publisher	Wolters Kluwer
series	Transplantation Direct
issn	2373-8731
publishDate	2018-05-01
description	Abstract. Accessory gallbladder in a donor liver allograft is an uncommon anatomical finding that can complicate liver transplantation if unrecognized. This case describes a patient who underwent liver transplantation with a donor graft containing an accessory gallbladder that was obscured during transplantation; as a result, the patient experienced a prolonged postoperative course complicated by multiple readmissions for suspected biloma and intra-abdominal infection. The diagnosis of accessory gallbladder was not made until operative exploration several months after the initial transplant. Removal of the accessory gallbladder has led to resolution of clinical problems.
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Accessory Gallbladder Complicating Liver Transplantation

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