ArticleWorld journal of gastrointestinal surgery2020
Ectopic liver tissue (choristoma) on the gallbladder: A comprehensive literature review.
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- Incidental detection of ectopic liver tissue during elective cholecystectomy: a case report.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Ectopic Liver Tissue on the Gallbladder Wall Encountered During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.Cureus · 2024Article
- A rare case report: Gallbladder-associated ectopic liver tissue: Challenges, insights, and surgical considerations.International journal of surgery case reports · 2024Article
- Ectopic Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Gallbladder Wall With Choledocholithiasis: A Case Report.Cureus · 2023Article
- Ectopic Liver Tissue Encountered Incidentally During a Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Case Report.Cureus · 2023Article
- First report of a gallbladder hemangioma coexisting with gallstones: a case report and literature review of a rare finding.BMC surgery · 2022Review
- Challenge in Diagnosis and Treatment of Ectopic Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Case Report: Ectopic Liver (Choristoma) Discovered During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.The American journal of case reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundLiver tissue situated outside the liver with a hepatic connection is usually called an accessory liver, and that without a connection to the mother liver, is called ectopic liver tissue.
aimTo identify studies in the literature on ectopic liver tissue located on the gallbladder surface or mesentery.
methodsWe present two patients and review published articles on ectopic liver tissue located on the gallbladder surface accessed
resultsA total of 72 articles involving 91 cases of ectopic liver tissue located on the gallbladder surface or mesentery were analyzed. Of these 91 patients, 62 were female and 25 were male (no gender available for 4 patients), and the age range was 5 d to 91 years. Forty-nine patients underwent surgery for chronic cholecystitis or cholelithiasis, and 14 patients underwent surgery for acute cholecystitis. The remaining 28 patients underwent laparotomy for other reasons. Cholecystectomy was laparoscopic in 69 patients and open in 11 patients. The remaining 19 patients underwent various other surgical procedures such as autopsy, liver transplantation, living donor hepatectomy, Whipple procedure, and liver segment V resection. Histopathologically, hepatocellular carcinoma was detected in the ectopic liver tissue of one patient.
conclusionEctopic liver tissue is a rare developmental anomaly which is usually detected incidentally. Although most studies suggest that ectopic liver located outside the gallbladder has a high risk of hepatocellular carcinoma, this is not reflected in statistical analysis.
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