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. 2021 Apr 1;46(4):e228-e230.
doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003268.

18F-FDG PET/CT in Hyalinized Cholecystitis

Esra Arslan  1 , Aytül Hande Yardimci  2 , Enver Yarikkaya  3 , Göksel Alçin  1 , Tevfik Fikret Çermik  1
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18F-FDG PET/CT in Hyalinized Cholecystitis

Esra Arslan et al. Clin Nucl Med. .

Abstract

Hyalinizing cholecystitis is a rare type of chronic cholecystitis. Moderate patchy transmural especially perivascular lymphoplasmacytic inflammatory cell infiltration is observed in the gallbladder wall. We present the 18F-FDG PET/CT and MRI findings of this rare subtype of chronic cholecystitis. Hyalinizing cholecystitis should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of gallbladder wall thickening with intense 18F-FDG uptake.

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