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L P Champagne

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Duplicate gallbladder during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Congenital duplication of a gallbladder is a rare anatomic malformation. This malformation is rarely diagnosed preoperatively and usually is discovered during the course of cholecystectomy. Whether discovered preoperatively or intraoperatively, biliary anatomy should be assessed, then cholecystectomy should be performed on both gallbladders. Reported is a case of a duplicate gallbladder managed by performance of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

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Laparoendoscopic approach to perforated peptic ulcer: case report and discussion.

The laparoscope provides an alternative approach to the operative management of a perforated peptic ulcer. Although the laparoscope has already proven to be an effective adjunct in the treatment of chronic peptic ulcer disease, its role in the treatment of perforated ulcers remains to be proven. This article reviews the technique of laparoscopic exploration of the abdomen with vagotomy and Graham repair in a patient who presented with a perforated pyloric channel ulcer.

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