A case of cholecystitis considered as a polyp of the gallbladder on diagnostic imaging

• Published in: Tando Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 68 - 72
• Main Authors: MIYAKE, Kazuhiko, SAITO, Keiichi, TAKIKAWA, Hajime, KINJO, Kazuo, YOKOTE, Mikihiro, YOKOTE, Michiko, NISHIKAWA, Kou, YAMANAKA, Masami, KITAZAKI, Kyoichiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan Biliary Association 1993
• Subjects: 胆嚢炎; 胆嚢癌; 胆嚢隆起性病変; 膿蕩・肉芽腫型ポリープ
• ISSN: 0914-0077; 1883-6879
• DOI: 10.11210/tando1987.7.1_68

We reported a case of cholecystitis which was considered as a polyp of the gallbladder on diagnostic imaging, with the review of a literature. A 65-year-old male was admitted to our hospital because of the right upper abdominal pain. Ultrasonography showed a papillary polypoid lesion at the body of the gallbladder as well as whole wall thickening of the gallbladder. The polyp was maximum 35 mm in diameter and did not change in the shape after the therapy for cholecystitits, highly suspectious for a cancer. Histological examination of the surgical specimen revealed cholecystitis with granuloma and cholesterosis without any evidence of malignancy.