Duplication of the Gallbladder as an Operative Surprise: A Case Report with Review of the Literature

Table 1

Classification of duplication of the gallbladder (Figure 7) [4, 5].

Type 1—one cystic duct entering the common bile duct	(i) Gallbladder septum (Figure 7(a)); (ii) Two gallbladders joining at the neck to form a single cystic duct (V duplication) (Figure 7(b)); (iii) Complete separation of two gallbladders, each with its cystic duct, which would join to form a common cystic duct (Y duplication) (Figure 7(c))
Type 2—two cystic ducts entering bile duct separately	(i) Two cystic ducts entering the common bile duct separately (H duplication) (Figure 7(d)); (ii) One cystic duct entering the common bile duct, and the other one entering the right or left hepatic duct (Figure 7(e)); (iii) Bilateral gallbladders with separate cystic ducts (Figure 7(f))