Porcelain gallbladder

Porcelain gallbladderPorcelain gallbladder
  • Facts:
    Bluish, brittle, calcium laden gallbladder wall
  • History / PE:
    Often asymptomatic
    RUQ pain
    Firm, non tender, RUQ mass
  • Diagnosis:
    Rim of calcium deposits outline gallbladder (abdominal xray)
  • Treatment:
    Cholecystectomy
  • Complications:
    Gallbladder carcinoma
  • Associated With:
    Chronic cholecystitis



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July 24th 2010