The gallbladder: uncommon gallbladder conditions and unusual presentations of the common gallbladder pathological processes.

Abstract

This article reviews a spectrum of gallbladder conditions that are either uncommon or represent unusual manifestations of common diseases. These conditions are divided into four major categories: (a) congenital anomalies and normal variants including duplication, ectopia, and lymphangioma; (b) inflammatory processes and stone-related diseases and complications including adenomyomatosis, emphysematous cholecystitis, xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis, gangrenous and hemorrhagic cholecystitis, perforation, gallstone ileus, and Bouveret and Mirizzi syndromes; (c) gallbladder neoplasms including adenocarcinoma with associated porcelain gallbladder, squamous cell carcinoma, lymphoma, melanoma, and neurofibroma. A thorough understanding of the imaging characteristics of each condition can help the radiologist to make a timely and accurate diagnosis, thus avoiding potentially harmful delays in patient management and decreasing morbidity and mortality rates.

• Authors: Margarita V Revzin, Leslie Scoutt, Edward Smitaman, Gary M Israel
• Journal: Abdominal imaging (Abdom Imaging) Vol. 40 Issue 2 Pg. 385-99 (Feb 2015) ISSN: 1432-0509 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 25063238 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Gallbladder (abnormalities, pathology)
• Gallbladder Diseases (diagnosis)
• Gallbladder Neoplasms (diagnosis)
• Humans
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed
• Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color