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Published on: February 28, 2025
Diagnosis and treatment of xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis
H Yabanoglu1, C Aydogan, F Karakayali
1Department of Surgery, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. drhyabanoglu@gmail.com.
Background:
The aim of this study was to review our case load of the treatment and outcomes of patients with xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XGC).
Patients And Methods:
Data about 21 patients were reviewed retrospectively to determine age, clinical symptoms and findings, preoperative screening, operative findings, surgical history, length of hospital stay, and postoperative complications.
Results:
There were 14 men and 7 women (mean age, 65 ± 11.3 yr). Preoperative ultrasonography of 17 patients showed a gallbladder stone in 14 patients, adenomyomatosis plus stones in 2 patients, and a polyp in 1 patient. There were 5 patients with acute cholecystitis and 16 patients with chronic cholecystitis. Gallbladder wall thickening was noted in 3 of the 12 patients who had abdominal computed tomography. Frozen section examinations were done in 5 patients. Radical cholecystectomy was done in 1 patient because of suspected carcinoma.
Conclusions:
It is difficult to diagnose XGC preoperatively or intraoperatively, and the definitive diagnosis depends exclusively on pathologic examination.
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