Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences

Yazarlar: Sunil V Jagtap, Cyrus D Jokhi, Dhiraj Shukla, Swati S. Jagtap, Sanjeev R Kulkarni

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DOI:10.21276/apjhs.2017.4.1.33

Anahtar Kelimeler:Disorders of gallbladder,Eosinophilic cholecystitis,Gall stones

Özet: Eosinophilic cholecystitis is a rare form of cholecystitis presented with classical symptoms of cholecystitis and diagnosed on histopathology in presence of more than 90% eosinophilic infiltrate with in wall of gallbladder . We report case in a 55 year old male presented to surgical department having complaints of upper right abdominal pain, tenderness, associated with vomiting since 8 days. On ultrasonography abdomen-pelvis show distended gallbladder with calculus of size 1.7 cm at fundic region .The wall of gallbladder thickened and edematous .Mild heterogenous intraluminal debris was noted. Open cholecystectomy was performed . Gallbladder specimen on histopathologically diagnosed as eosinophilic cholecystitis with cholelithiasis. We are presenting this case for its rarity , its clinical and histopathological findings.

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