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- Title
Chronic gallbladder wall thickening: Is it always malignancy?
- Authors
Reghunath, Anjuna; Kushvaha, Suchana; Ghasi, Rohini G.; Khanna, Geetika; Surana, Apurva
- Abstract
Gallbladder wall thickening, associated with features like perforation, fistula formation and invasion of adjacent organs, is often assumed to be malignant. Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XGC) causes gallbladder wall thickening with similar aggressive features and closely mimics gallbladder carcinoma clinically, radiologically and surgically. Differentiating between these two is crucial for management as misdiagnosis of gallbladder cancer can lead to unnecessary radical surgery. We report a case of chronic gallbladder wall thickening, initially suspected to be malignant, but subsequently diagnosed as XGC.
- Subjects
CHRONIC disease diagnosis; BLADDER; CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL competence; COMPUTED tomography; DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis; URINARY fistula; GALLBLADDER diseases; GALLBLADDER tumors; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; PROSTATECTOMY; PYELONEPHRITIS; UNNECESSARY surgery; ULTRASONIC imaging
- Publication
South African Journal of Radiology, 2020, Vol 24, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1027-202X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4102/sajr.v24i1.1844