objective(s): to study the c-kit expression in the gallbladder of cholesterol lithogenic guinea pig model and the effect of artemisia capillaris thunb on interstitial cells of cajal (iccs). materials and methods:a total of 45 guinea pigs were randomly assigned into three groups: the control group (guinea pigs fed a standard diet, normal group); the model group (guinea pigs fed a cholesterol gal...

conclusions we outlined its biliary drainage and blood supply, as well as our surgical approach, which may be a guide to surgeons who encounter hepatic choristomas in their clinical practice. introduction hepatic choristomas, defined as completely separated ectopic liver tissue, are rare. they are most commonly found adjacent to the gallbladder. details of their anatomy, such as blood supply an...