Laparoscopic Cholecsytectomy of Ectopic Gallbladder

Mohannad Al-Tarakji, MD

Product Details
Product ID: ACS-6084
Year Produced: 2020
Length: 7 min.


Background: 62-year-old male diagnosed with acute cholecystitis with CT finding of ectopic position of the gallbladder who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy Summary: Cholecystectomy is a very common surgical procedure performed worldwide. Pathogenesis of gallbladder can vary from gallstones, polyps to malignancy. Surgical procedure difficulties can be expected in some cases like acute cholecystitis. Ectopic gallbladder is abnormal position of gallbladder with Reported incidence of ectopic locations range between 0.1% and 0.7% (1). Ectopic gallbladders can have significant complications, including an increased incidence of co-existent cholelithiasis (2) due to biliary stasis, risk of torsion if it is suspended on a mesentery, or even herniation through the foramen of Winslow. Ectopic position of gallbladder may add to difficulties of the procedure due to abnormal location or anatomy variants of biliary tree. Pre-op identification of ectopic gallbladder may aid in planning safe procedure. Conclusion: Herein, we present a laparoscopic cholecystectomy video of middle age male with acute cholecystitis of ectopic gallbladder with explanation of findings and difficulties during performing such procedure.