Hyalinizing Cholecystitis: A Rare Subtype of Chronic Cholecystitis

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 2017Publisher:Marwah InfotechJournal:International Archives of BioMedical and Clinical Research, volume 3 (issn: 2454-9886, eissn: 2454-9894,

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Authors: Mahboob Hasan; Noora Saeed; Mohd Rafey; Islam Barkatullah;

doi: 10.21276/iabcr.2017.3.2.2

Hyalinizing Cholecystitis: A Rare Subtype of Chronic Cholecystitis

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Hyalinising cholecystitis is rare form of chronic cholecystitis. It comprises about 1.6% of the cholecystectomy specimens. Hyalinising cholecystitis is said to be associated with risk of gallbladder cancer. We hereby present a case of a 54-year-old woman who came with chief complain of pain in right upper abdomen. She was diagnosed as a case of chronic cholecystitis on ultrasonography. For this the patient underwent cholecystectomy during which the gallbladder was removed. The final diagnosis of hyalinising cholecystitis was given on histopathology.

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