Gallbladder cholecystosis
Last revised by Jeremy Jones on 19 Sep 2021
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Citation:
Bell D, Di Muzio B, Gallbladder cholecystosis. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-64095
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Article created:
5 Nov 2018,
Daniel J Bell ◉
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Last revised:
19 Sep 2021,
Jeremy Jones ◉
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Systems:
Synonyms:
- Cholecystoses
- Gallbladder cholecystoses
Gallbladder cholecystoses are conditions characterized by the accumulation of cholesterol (and other fats) in the gallbladder. There are two main forms:
- adenomyomatosis: mucosal hyperplasia with growth toward the muscular layer - thickened muscular layer. Cholesterol accumulation is intraluminal (within the Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses), therefore, lined by mucosal epithelium 2,3
- cholesterolosis: mucosal hyperplasia with the accumulation of cholesterol esters and triglycerides in the macrophages of the lamina propria - appearance is known as “strawberry gallbladder" 2,3
References
- 1. Berk RN, van der Vegt JH, Lichtenstein JE. The hyperplastic cholecystoses: cholesterolosis and adenomyomatosis. (1983) Radiology. 146 (3): 593-601. doi:10.1148/radiology.146.3.6402801 - Pubmed
- 2. Morera-Ocón FJ, Ballestín-Vicente J, Calatayud-Blas AM, de Tursi-Rispoli LC, Bernal-Sprekelsen JC. [Surgical indications in gallbladder polyps]. (2013) Cirugia espanola. 91 (5): 324-30. doi:10.1016/j.ciresp.2012.04.018 - Pubmed
- 3. Alexis R. Boscak, Mahmoud Al-Hawary, Stephen R. Ramsburgh. Adenomyomatosis of the Gallbladder1. (2006) RadioGraphics. 26 (3): 941-6. doi:10.1148/rg.263055180 - Pubmed
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