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Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports 1/2019

Open Access 01-12-2019 | Cholecystitis | Case report

Type Va extrahepatic bile duct duplication: a case report

Authors: Bharat Mani Banjade, Ashish Rajbhandari, Rabin Koirala, Tuhin Shah, Chitra Lal Bhattachan

Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports | Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

Background

Extrahepatic bile duct duplication is an extremely rare congenital anomaly in which two common bile ducts exist. There are five different types of this anomaly and we present an unusual variant of duplication of an extrahepatic biliary system of type Va variety.

Case presentation

This case report describes a 63-year-old women from rural Nepal who presented with type Va of duplicated extrahepatic bile duct, with chronic calculous cholecystitis and choledocholithiasis. She was managed with cholecystectomy with hepatic ductoplasty and hepaticojejunostomy.

Conclusion

A rare case of double common bile duct (type Va) complicated by choledocholithiasis, cholangitis, and chronic cholecystitis is reported here. Rare cases are sometimes overlooked by modern diagnostic techniques. Correct diagnosis helps appropriate surgical intervention.
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Metadata
Title
Type Va extrahepatic bile duct duplication: a case report
Authors
Bharat Mani Banjade
Ashish Rajbhandari
Rabin Koirala
Tuhin Shah
Chitra Lal Bhattachan
Publication date
01-12-2019
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Medical Case Reports / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-019-2259-5

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