Gallbladder disease
| Gallbladder disease | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
 Micrograph of cholesterolosis of the gallbladder, a very common gallbladder disease. Cholecystectomy specimen. H&E stain. |
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| ICD-10 | K80K82 |
| ICD-9 | 574-575 |
| OMIM | 600803 |
| MeSH | D005705 |
Gallbladder diseases are diseases involving the gallbladder.
Gallstones may develop in the gallbladder as well as elsewhere in the biliary tract. If gallstones in the gallbladder are symptomatic and cannot be dissolved by medication or broken into small pieces by ultrasonic waves, surgical removal of the gallbladder, known as cholecystectomy, may be indicated.
Gallstones form in the biliary duct and need to be moved by an operation.
Other indications for this procedure include porcelain gallbladder and gallbladder cancer.
[edit] Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis
Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XGC) is a rare form of gallbladder disease which mimics gallbladder cancer although it is not cancerous.[1][2] It was first discovered and reported in the medical literature in 1976 by J.J. McCoy, Jr., and colleagues.[3][1]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Makino, Isamu; Yamaguchi, T; Sato, N; Yasui, T; Kita, I (2009). "Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis mimicking gallbladder carcinoma with a false-positive result on fluorodeoxyglucose PET". World Journal of Gastroenterology 15 (29): 3691–3. doi:10.3748/wjg.15.3691. PMC 2721248. PMID 19653352. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2721248.
- ^ Rao, RV; Kumar, A; Sikora, SS; Saxena, R; Kapoor, VK (2005). "Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis: Differentiation from associated gall bladder carcinoma". Tropical Gastroenterology 26 (1): 31–3. PMID 15974235.
- ^ McCoy Jr, JJ; Vila, R; Petrossian, G; McCall, RA; Reddy, KS (1976). "Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis. Report of two cases". Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association 72 (3): 78–9. PMID 1063276.
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