Gallbladder(GB) wall thickening is a frequent finding caused by a spectrum of conditions. It is observed in many extracholecystic as well as intrinsic GB conditions. GB wall thickening can either be diffuse or focal. ...
Benign gallbladder diseases usually present with intraluminal lesions and localized or diffuse wall thickening.Intraluminal lesions of the gallbladder include gallstones,cholesterol polyps,adenomas,or sludge and polyp...
Supported by Nacif LS was supported by an International Travel Scholar Award from the International Liver Transplantation Society(ILTS)
Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis(XGC) is an uncommon variant of chronic cholecystitis. The perioperative findings in aggressive cases may be indistinguishable from those of gallbladder or biliary tract carcinomas. Th...
Supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and the Japanese Foundation for the Research and Promotion of Endoscopy No.22590764 and No.25461035
AIM To assess the long-term outcomes of this procedure after removal of self-expandable metal stent(SEMS). The efficacy and safety of endoscopic ultrasoundguided gallbladder drainage(EUS-GBD) with SEMS were also asses...
Supported by Dr.Khuroo’s Medical Trust,a nonprofit organization which supports academic activities,disseminates medical education and helps poor patients for medical treatment
Hepatobiliary and pancreatic ascariasis(HPA) was described as a clinical entity from Kashmir,India in 1985. HPA is caused by invasion and migration of nematode,Ascaris lumbricoides,in to the biliary tract and pancreat...
Supported by The Science and Technology Support Project of Sichuan Province,No.2014SZ0002-10
AIM: To review and evaluate the diagnostic dilemma of xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis(XGC) clinically.METHODS: From July 2008 to June 2014, a total of 142 cases of pathologically diagnosed XGC were reviewed at our h...
AIM: To compare cases of xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis(XGC) and advanced gallbladder cancer and discuss the differential diagnoses and surgical options.METHODS: From April 2000 to December 2013, 6 XGC patients rec...
AIM:To compare the clinical outcome of single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy(SILC)and three-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy(3ILC)for acute cholecystitis.METHODS:From July 2009 to September 2012,136patient...
Emphysematous cholecystitis is a rare variant of acute cholecystitis with a high mortality rate.The combination of emphysematous cholecystitis and pneumoperitoneum is also rare.We herein describe a case of emphysemato...