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. 2017 Jul-Dec;7(2):181-182.
doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1244. Epub 2017 Sep 29.

Porcelain Gallbladder

Apoorv Goel  1 , Ayush Agarwal  1 , Shalabh Gupta  1 , Tripta S Bhagat  1 , Gaurav Kumar  1 , Atul K Gupta  1
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Porcelain Gallbladder

Apoorv Goel et al. Euroasian J Hepatogastroenterol. 2017 Jul-Dec.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Chronic cholecystitis; Porcelain gallbladder; Prophylactic chole-cystectomy.; Carcinoma gallbladder.

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Figures

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Fig. 1:
Plain X-ray abdomen showing calcified gall bladder
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Contrast-enhanced computed tomography of abdomen
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