GALLBLADDER BAND

Gallbladder Volume Indicated for Gallbladder Dysmotility

Porcelain Gallbladder

Porcelain gallbladder or calcified gallbladder is a rare entity and is considered as the end stage of chronic cholecystitis. This disease is rarely diagnosed preoperatively and usually mimics carcinoma gallbladder. Hereby, we present a rare and interesting case of porcelain gallbladder that was diagnosed preoperatively and managed by cholecystectomy. How to cite this article: Goel A, Agarwal A,...

Gallbladder disease

This PDF was generated from an article on http://drhoffman.com/ © 2017 Ronald L. Hoffman MD, PC. All Rights Reserved | 1 Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The sole function of the gallbladder is to store bile, which is produced in the liver and aids in the digestion of fats in the small intestine. The gallbladder has become a pr...

Gallbladder paraganglioma.

Gallbladder paraganglioma is a very rare tumor, and only a few cases have been reported. Most of these cases were asymptomatic and found incidentally during operation. Our case involved a 57-year-old female patient complaining of intermittent right upper quadrant pain. Preoperative imaging demonstrated a mass in the neck of the gallbladder. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed, and a froz...

Gallbladder Bilharziasis

A 30 years old man presented with symptoms of Bilharziasis. Ultrasound showed gallstones in the gallbladder which was removed laproscopically, heavy bilharzial infection was detected in the gallbladder tissue. The first case in Saudi Arabia is reported. A review of the world literatures since 1966 about the subject is presented and different aspects of the gallbladder schistosomiasis are discus...