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porcelain gallbladder
calcification of the gallbladder
Etiology:
- excessive gallstones likely play a role
Epidemiology:
- occurs predominantly in overweight middle-age women
Pathology:
- may be variant of chronic cholecystitis
- inflammation with scarring of the gallbladder wall
- dystrophic calcification within the gallbladder wall
Special laboratory:
- abdominal ultrasound
Radiology:
- abdominal CT
Complications:
- gallbladder cancer 6%, < 2% [4]
Management:
- cholecystectomy indicated to prevent gallbladder cancer
General
cholecystitis
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 16
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2012
- Wikipedia: Porcelain gallbladder
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcelain_gallbladder
- Schnelldorfer T.
Porcelain gallbladder: a benign process or concern for
malignancy?
J Gastrointest Surg. 2013 Jun;17(6):1161-8
PMID: 23423431
- DesJardins H et al.
Porcelain gallbladder: Is observation a safe option in select
populations?
J Am Coll Surg 2018 Jun; 226:1064
PMID: 29505824