Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	118136
Country	Türkiye

Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Systematic Reviews
Article Title	Ectopic liver tissue on the gallbladder: A Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses guided systematic review
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Sami Akbulut and Adem Tuncer
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Corresponding Author	Sami Akbulut, FACS, MD, PhD, Professor, Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Elazig Yolu 10 Kilometers, Malatya 44280, Türkiye. akbulutsami@gmail.com
Key Words	Liver; Gallbladder; Ectopic liver tissue; Hepatic choristoma; histopathological features; Hepatocellular carcinoma
Core Tip	Ectopic liver tissue (ELT) associated with the gallbladder is an uncommon congenital anomaly, most often detected incidentally during cholecystectomy. Evidence regarding its clinical relevance, optimal management, and malignant potential remains fragmented due to reliance on isolated case reports. This Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses-guided systematic review synthesizes data from 97 published articles and additional cases to clarify demographic features, anatomical characteristics, surgical approaches, and histopathological outcomes of gallbladder-associated ELT. Although most lesions exhibit normal hepatic architecture, reported cases of hepatocellular carcinoma underscore the importance of recognition and complete excision with histopathological evaluation when ELT is encountered intraoperatively.
Citation	Akbulut S, Tuncer A. Ectopic liver tissue on the gallbladder: A Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses guided systematic review. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; In press

Received	2025-12-25 01:05
Peer-Review Started	2025-12-25 01:05
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-01-23 07:26
Return for Revision	2026-01-23 07:26
Revised	2026-02-17 23:32
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Second Decision by Editor	2026-04-01 02:44
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-04-01 11:34
Articles in Press	2026-04-01 11:34
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ISSN	1948-9366 (online)
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