Abstract:
AIM:To assess the importance of preoperative diagnosis and presentation of left-sided gallbladder using ultrasound (US), CT and angiography. METHODS:Retrospective review of 1482 patients who underwent enhanced CT scanning was performed. Left-sided gallbladder was diagnosed if a right-sided ligamentum teres was present. The image presentations on US, CT and angiography were also reviewed. RESULTS:Left-sided gallbladder was diagnosed in nine patients. The associated abnormalities on CT imaging included portal vein anomalies, absence of umbilical portion of the portal vein in the left lobe of the liver, club-shaped portal vein in the right lobe of the liver, and difficulty in identifying segment IV. Angiography in six of nine patients demonstrated abnormal portal venous system (trifurcation type in four of six patients). The main hepatic arteries followed the portal veins in all six patients. The segment IV artery was identified in four of six patients using angiography, although segment IV was difficult to define on CT imaging. Hepatectomy was performed in three patients with concomitant liver tumor and the diagnosis of left-sided gallbladder was confirmed intraoperatively. CONCLUSION:Left-sided gallbladder is an important clinical entity in hepatectomy due to its associated portal venous and biliary anomalies. It should be considered in US, CT and angiography images that demonstrate no definite segment IV, absence of umbilical portion of the portal vein in the left lobe, and club-shaped right anterior portal vein.
journal_name
World J Gastroenteroljournal_title
World journal of gastroenterologyauthors
Hsu SL,Chen TY,Huang TL,Sun CK,Concejero AM,Tsang LL,Cheng YFdoi
10.3748/wjg.v13.i47.6404subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-12-21 00:00:00pages
6404-9issue
47eissn
1007-9327issn
2219-2840journal_volume
13pub_type
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