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2021 Jan-Apr


Case Rep Gastroenterol


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Diffuse Gallbladder Adenomyomatosis with an Inflammatory Complication in an Adult.

Authors

Hoang V T, Van H A T, Nguyen T T T, Chansomphou V, Trinh C T
Case Rep Gastroenterol. 2021 Jan-Apr; 15(1):100-107.
PMID: 33708056.

Abstract

Gallbladder adenomyomatosis (GA) is a benign alteration of the gallbladder wall. There are three types involved: segmental, fundal, and diffuse pattern; the last type is very rare. Ultrasound is the imaging method of choice for diagnosing that shows Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses with cholesterol deposition creating comet-tail artifacts. Asymptomatic GA does not require surgery in case there are no malignant lesions defined by imaging diagnosis. We present the rare case of a 51-year-old man who was admitted to hospital due to abdominal pain concomitant with inflammatory syndrome. Imaging and histological findings were appropriate to diagnose diffuse GA and complication of cholecystitis.