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Giant Gallbladder Revealed by Chronic Cholecystis Gallstone: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: We report here an extremely rare case of giant gallbladder and discuss diagnostic circumstances and different ethiopathogenic theories. A 53-year-old woman presented acute right hypochondrium pain. Ultrasonography showed a huge cystic mass with gallstones and a CT scan confirmed the diagnosis of giant gallbladder. Cholecystectomy was performed. Outcomes were uneventful and histopathological examination of the specimen confirmed the presence of chronic cholecystitis. Enlargement of the gallbladder is related to biliary retention. This enlargement is favored by the slow evolution of malignant pathologies. However, some benign situations have been reported in the literature, and giant gallbladder can occur in a benign situation even if its ethiopathogeny is not so clear.

Source: Cureus

DOI: 10.7759/cureus.13906

Authors: Houda Mirali, Imane Kamaoui, Tijani El Harroudi, Imane Skiker, Badr Serji

Institution: Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Mohammed VI d'Oujda

Language: English

Topic: Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders

Subfield: Gastroenterology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W3139523191