A unique kind of Cholecystitis

Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis (GC) is a rare inflammatory pathology of the gallbladder which so far remains unreported in Pakistan. The aetiology and provocative factors of this form of cholecystitis following the pattern of Xanthogranulomatous inflammation in other visceras remain undetermined. It is a destructive inflammatory process and is difficult to differentiate from malignant entities; usually characterised by lipid laden macrophages and acute or chronic inflammatory cells. It is often discovered on frozen sections later confirmed by permanent sections, as in our case. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis in Pakistan. We hope that documenting the occurrence will lead to more research in this regard.