Porcelain Gallbladder
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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, Gupta S, Bhagat TS, Kumar G, Gupta AK. Porcelain Gallbladder. Euroasian J Hepato-Gastroenterol 2017;7(2):181-182.
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