Bifurcation of the cystic duct – A rare reverse “Y” anomaly encountered during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Irfan Khan; Vijay Shankar Prasad; Varun Kumar Singh

doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.172-1653214163

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Online Published: 03 Oct 2022

Int J Med Rev Case Rep. 2022; 6(17): 72-73

Bifurcation of the cystic duct – A rare reverse “Y” anomaly encountered during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Irfan Khan, Vijay Shankar Prasad, Varun Kumar Singh.

Abstract
Cystic duct anatomy has been quite variable in its presentation, but duplication and bifurcation of the cystic duct draining a single gall bladder is an extremely rare scenario. We present a case of reverse “Y” anomaly of the cystic duct in a 47-year-old male who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Only a single case of a reverse “Y” cystic duct anomaly was found to be reported in the English literature which was an incidental finding intra-operatively. Anatomical variations being rare are often missed during pre-operative imaging. Careful dissection while delineating the anatomy and proceeding with caution during every laparoscopic cholecystectomy is ideal to avoid ductal injury.

Key words: Cystic duct anomaly, bifurcation of cystic duct, congenital cystic duct anomalies, Reverse Y anomaly of the cystic duct

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Khan I, Prasad VS, Singh VK. Bifurcation of the cystic duct – A rare reverse “Y” anomaly encountered during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.. Int J Med Rev Case Rep. 2022; 6(17): 72-73. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.172-1653214163

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Khan I, Prasad VS, Singh VK. Bifurcation of the cystic duct – A rare reverse “Y” anomaly encountered during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.. https://www.mdpub.net/?mno=44745 [Access: October 13, 2024]. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.172-1653214163

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Khan I, Prasad VS, Singh VK. Bifurcation of the cystic duct – A rare reverse “Y” anomaly encountered during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.. Int J Med Rev Case Rep. 2022; 6(17): 72-73. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.172-1653214163

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Khan I, Prasad VS, Singh VK. Bifurcation of the cystic duct – A rare reverse “Y” anomaly encountered during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.. Int J Med Rev Case Rep. (2022), [cited October 13, 2024]; 6(17): 72-73. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.172-1653214163

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Khan, I., Prasad, . V. S. & Singh, . V. K. (2022) Bifurcation of the cystic duct – A rare reverse “Y” anomaly encountered during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.. Int J Med Rev Case Rep, 6 (17), 72-73. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.172-1653214163

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Khan, Irfan, Vijay Shankar Prasad, and Varun Kumar Singh. 2022. Bifurcation of the cystic duct – A rare reverse “Y” anomaly encountered during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.. International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports, 6 (17), 72-73. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.172-1653214163

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Khan, Irfan, Vijay Shankar Prasad, and Varun Kumar Singh. "Bifurcation of the cystic duct – A rare reverse “Y” anomaly encountered during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.." International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports 6 (2022), 72-73. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.172-1653214163

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Khan, I., Prasad, . V. S. & Singh, . V. K. (2022) Bifurcation of the cystic duct – A rare reverse “Y” anomaly encountered during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.. International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports, 6 (17), 72-73. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.172-1653214163

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