Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 7, 2015; 21(21): 6754-6758
Published online Jun 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i21.6754
True left-sided gallbladder with variations of bile duct and cholecystic vein
Hiromichi Ishii, Akinori Noguchi, Mie Onishi, Koji Takao, Takahiro Maruyama, Hiroaki Taiyoh, Yasunobu Araki, Takeshi Shimizu, Hiroyuki Izumi, Naoki Tani, Masahide Yamaguchi, Tetsuro Yamane
Hiromichi Ishii, Akinori Noguchi, Mie Onishi, Koji Takao, Takahiro Maruyama, Hiroaki Taiyoh, Yasunobu Araki, Takeshi Shimizu, Hiroyuki Izumi, Naoki Tani, Masahide Yamaguchi, Tetsuro Yamane, Department of Surgery, Matsushita Memorial Hospital, Osaka 570-8540, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to this work; Ishii H wrote the paper; Ishii H, Taiyoh H and Araki Y performed the operation.
Informed consent: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
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Correspondence to: Hiromichi Ishii, MD, Department of Surgery, Matsushita Memorial Hospital, 5-55 Sotojima-cho, Moriguchi City, Osaka 570-8540, Japan. ishii.hiromichi@jp.panasonic.com
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Received: November 14, 2014
Peer-review started: November 17, 2014
First decision: December 26, 2014
Revised: January 6, 2014
Accepted: February 12, 2015
Article in press: February 13, 2015
Published online: June 7, 2015
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Core Tip

Core tip: A left-sided gallbladder without a right-sided round ligament, which is called a true left-sided gallbladder, is extremely rare. We performed laparoscopic cholecystectomy on a patient with a true left-sided gallbladder which coexisted with an infraportal bile duct of segment 2 and cholecystic venous anomaly. Surgeons encountering a true left-sided gallbladder should be aware of the potential for these anomalies.