Double gallbladder is one of the rare congenital anomalies of the gallbladder. Failure to detect an accessory gallbladder hampers diagnosis and treatment of cholecystitis, which might result in recurrent attacks of cholecystitis. In addition, presence of peritoneal folds extending from the stomach and duodenum to the gallbladder is very rare. Here we report the presence of a double gallbladder ...

gallbladder torsion is a rare surgical emergency that can not be differentiated from acute cholecystitis.this condition occurs primarily in elderly women,although it may be encountered in early adulthood of both sexes.the anatomic background is based on variation in the attachment of the gallbladder to the inferior surface of the liver,if a patient with the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis dose...

Porcelain gallbladder is rare manifestation of chronic cholecystitis. calcification of the gallbladder wall is present between 0.06%-0.8% of cholecystectomy specimens. the pathogenesis is still unknown but it is believed that it caused by irritation the gallbladder by stones which lead to chronic inflammation associated with calcium deposit. calcification of the gallbladder wall is associated w...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Increased viscosity and supersaturation of cholesterol in gallbladder bile, as well as an impaired motility of the gallbladder, are considered to be important factors in the pathogenesis of cholesterol gallstones. However, the relation of these parameters has not yet been determined. MATERIAL AND METHODS Bile viscosity (mPa s) was measured by rotation viscosimetry and the comp...

Squamous cell carcinoma of the gallbladder is rare diagnosis. We report a case of squamous cell carcinoma of the gallbladder diagnosed post cholecystectomy. The patient had presented with symptoms of acute cholecystitis and radiological imaging did not suggest presence of gallbladder malignancy. Emergency laparotomy was performed on clinical diagnosis of a ruptured gallbladder. The diagnosis of...

OBJECTIVES To assess the effect of periodic and moderate alcohol intake on gallbladder motility. METHODS The ultrasonographic ellipsoid method was used in 21 healthy male subjects: 12 non-alcohol and 9 alcohol drinkers. The stimulus for gallbladder contraction was 165 ml of half cream milk. Gallbladder dynamics were studied for 20 minutes following the ingestion of the milk. The mean percenta...

Eosinophilic cholecystitis (EC) is a rare entity that presents in a manner comparable to acute cholecystitis. The diagnosis is based on classical symptoms of cholecystitis with the presence of eosinophils (>90%) within the gallbladder. EC has been reported alone (idiopathic EC) or in combination with manifestations such as eosinophilic cholangitis, hypereosinophilic syndromes, and parasitic inf...

The cholecystokinin cholescintigraphic findings of fundal adenomyomatosis in a 29-yr-old male with severe post-prandial pain are presented. Planar cholescintigraphy demonstrated a trilobed gallbladder contour. Following the administration of 0.02 micrograms/kg of cholecystokinin at maximal gallbladder filling, fundal dyskinesia was observed. Regional gallbladder ejection fractions were: whole g...

Endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder stenting is currently indicated to treat acute cholecystitis, and a double-pigtail plastic stent is usually placed [1–3]. No case of cholecystocolonic fistula caused by endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder stenting has been reported. An 87-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for the treatment of right hypochondralgia. Computed tomography revealed gal...

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...