Porcelain gallbladder – case report

*Konrad Wroński^{1, 2}

Summary
Porcelain gallbladder is rare manifestation of chronic cholecystitis. Calcification of the gallbladder wall is present between 0.06%-0.8% of cholecystectomy specimens. The pathogenesis is still unknown but it is believed that it caused by irritation the gallbladder by stones which lead to chronic inflammation associated with calcium deposit. Calcification of the gallbladder wall is associated with risk of gallbladder cancer.
The author of this article presented a case of a woman who was admitted to the hospital because of suspicion tumor of gallbladder. The patient underwent open cholecystectomy during which porcelain gallbladder was removed. The author performed a literature review on porcelain gallbladder.

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