A Rare Case of Duplicated Gallbladder in the United Arab Emirates

Abstract

Gallbladder duplication is a rare congenital aberration that requires special attention due to its clinical, diagnostic, and surgical complexity. Its symptoms are usually consistent with cholecystitis and other gallbladder etiologies. This is a case report of a 39-year-old male patient with a known case of chronic cholecystitis and cholelithiasis. He presented with mild epigastric abdominal pain over two months; as a result, he opted for elective cholecystectomy. Subsequently, a type I septate duplicated gallbladder was incidentally diagnosed following a histopathology report. This literature is the first report of a case of septate gallbladder duplication presenting with cholecystitis in the United Arab Emirates.