Cholecystitis
Author:
Mikael Häggström [note 1]
Inflammation of the gallbladder:
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Gross processing
As per basic Gallbladder.
Microscopic evaluation
Findings in acute cholecystisis
Typical features:[1]
- Initially edema, congestion, hemorrhage, fibrin deposition in and around the muscular layer.
- Later necrosis of the mucosa and and deeper layers, with neutrophils
- Variable reactive epithelial changes, which may resemble dysplasia
There may be fresh thrombi within small veins
Findings in chronic cholecystitis
Typical features are:[2]
- Smooth muscle hypertrophy in the muscularis
- Mild inflammatory infiltrates
- Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses
Other findings favoring the diagnosis are:[2]
- Granulomas (from ruptured Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses) strogly favor the diagnosis.
- Hyalinized collagen
- Dystrophic calcification
- Lymphoid aggregates
- Atrophic and/or ulcerated mucosa
- Metaplastic changes, such as gastric or intestinal mucosa
For a general gallbladder screening, see gallbladder.
Notes
- ↑ For a full list of contributors, see article history. Creators of images are attributed at the image description pages, seen by clicking on the images. See Patholines:Authorship for details.
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References
- ↑ Hanni Gulwani. Gallbladder & extrahepatic bile ducts - Cholecystitis. Pathology Outlines. Topic Completed: 1 September 2012. Minor changes: 5 September 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hanni Gulwani. Gallbladder - Cholecystitis - Chronic cholecystitis. Topic Completed: 1 September 2012. Revised: 9 January 2020
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