RT Journal
A1 HAUSE WA
T1 TRiplication of gallbladder
JF A.M.A. Archives of Surgery
JO A.M.A. Archives of Surgery
YR 1959
FD July 1
VO 79
IS 1
SP 144
OP 145
DO 10.1001/archsurg.1959.04320070148024
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1959.04320070148024
AB Reduplication of the gallbladder and cystic duct are rare anatomic anomalies. Recently Skielboe1 has reviewed the literature and reported a case of triple gallbladder, the first such recorded. Because of the rarity of the condition, it is felt worth while briefly to report another case.Report of Case 
    A 69-year-old woman had her first attack of gallbladder pain 11 months before surgery. There were several other attacks during the period; they were accompanied by nausea and vomiting, but no jaundice was observed. X-ray study of the gallbladder revealed poor concentration of the dye and numerous calculi. At surgery, the gallbladder was removed without particular difficulty, although a few filmy adhesions surrounded it. The fact that is was a triplex organ was not recognized until it was examined in the laboratory.Dissection revealed an organ which measured 9 cm. in length and up to 6 cm. in diameter. There were