Chronic cholecystitis
Chronic cholecystitis
Updated: 03/26/2019
© Jun Wang, MD, PhD
General features
- Very common
- Most in women, 40+
- Majority associated with cholelithiasis
- Complications: Acute cholecystitis, acute pancreatitis, biliary fistulas, choledocholithiasis, gallstone ileus
- Usually associated with bacteria and other microorganisms
Clinical presentations
- May be asymptomatic
- Recurrent acute cholecystitis or biliary colic
Pathological features
- Variable thickening of gallbladder wall, variable adhesions with chronic inflammation
- Porcelaingallbladder:
Dense, paucicellular hyaline fibrosis with
diffusely effacements of normal structure
Calcifications
Higher risk for gallbladder carcinoma
Management
- Cholecystectomy
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