Gallbladder tuberculosis: an unlikely diagnosis after laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: SUMMARY: We present a rare case of isolated gallbladder tuberculosis (GBTB) confirmed on histological diagnosis after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy for suspected chronic cholecystitis. GBTB remains an extremely rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) and is furthermore unlikely to be seen in isolation from miliary or other abdominal tuberculosis (TB). It accounts for less than 1% of all TB cases, with even rarer presentations in the absence of other TB infection within the body. Diagnosis is hence often overlooked if clinical suspicion is not present, or histopathology is not considered.
Source: South African Journal of Surgery
DOI: 10.36303/sajs.03022
Authors: M Malik, In Palkowski
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4415605378