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Porcelain Gallbladder | =Porcelain Gallbladder= [[File:Porcelain gallbladder and fatty liver 01 (2).jpg|options|caption]] | ||
== Description == | |||
Porcelain gallbladder refers to the condition in which the inner gallbladder wall is encrusted with calcium. The wall becomes brittle, hard, and often takes on a bluish hue. It is usually found incidentally on plain abdominal x-rays or other imaging because most patients are asymptomatic. The extent of gallbladder wall involvement varies from the presence of a single calcified plaque adhered to the mucosal layer to total full-thickness replacement of the tissue of the entire gallbladder wall with calcium | Porcelain gallbladder refers to the condition in which the inner gallbladder wall is encrusted with calcium. The wall becomes brittle, hard, and often takes on a bluish hue. It is usually found incidentally on plain abdominal x-rays or other imaging because most patients are asymptomatic. The extent of gallbladder wall involvement varies from the presence of a single calcified plaque adhered to the mucosal layer to total full-thickness replacement of the tissue of the entire gallbladder wall with calcium | ||
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5135451/ | ==References== | ||
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK518979/ | *https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5135451/ | ||
*https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK518979/ | |||
Revision as of 16:39, 6 November 2022
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Description
Porcelain gallbladder refers to the condition in which the inner gallbladder wall is encrusted with calcium. The wall becomes brittle, hard, and often takes on a bluish hue. It is usually found incidentally on plain abdominal x-rays or other imaging because most patients are asymptomatic. The extent of gallbladder wall involvement varies from the presence of a single calcified plaque adhered to the mucosal layer to total full-thickness replacement of the tissue of the entire gallbladder wall with calcium
