- Management strategy for gallbladder polypoid lesions: results of a 5-year single-centre cohort study. [Journal Article]Dig Surg. 2023 Jan 25 [Online ahead of print]DS
- CONCLUSIONS: The majority of GPLs are cholesterol or other benign lesions without malignant potential. LC is the main treatment procedure for GPLs with a high neoplastic risk. GPP is potentially feasible and could be an alternative management strategy for a group of GPLs patients who meet the selection criteria.
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- Simultaneous laparoscopic treatment of median arcuate ligament syndrome and segmental adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder: A case report. [Case Reports]
- CONCLUSIONS: By optimizing the port positions, laparoscopic division of the median arcuate ligament and cholecystectomy were performed simultaneously, minimally invasively, safely and effectively.
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- Prophylactic Salpingectomy during Hysterectomy for Benign Disease: A Prospective Study to Evaluate High-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma Precursors. [Journal Article]
- Recent findings suggest that high-grade serous ovarian cancer can originate in the fallopian tube. Not only has that made the identification of precursor lesions pivotal in early detection and prevention of these cancers, prophylactic salpingectomy alongside hysterectomy for benign indications has been increasingly proposed as well. The present prospective single-center study included 273 women w…
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- Histopathological Evaluation of Gallbladder Specimens Obtained From Living Liver Donors. [Journal Article]Transplant Proc. 2023 Jan 03 [Online ahead of print]TP
- CONCLUSIONS: The results we obtained in this study are true gallbladder pathologies that can be detected in healthy people. In this study, it was shown that the diameter and size of the gallbladder were larger in men, whereas the incidence of cholesterolosis and cholelithiasis was higher in women.
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- A Case of Early-Stage Gallbladder Cancer, Positive for ALDH1A1, Which Arose from Adenomyomatosis of the Gallbladder. [Case Reports]
- Adenomyomatosis (ADM) of the gallbladder is a condition characterized by the proliferation of Rokitansky-Aschoff sinus (RAS), in which the epithelium of the gallbladder extends into the muscular layer, causing a thickening of the gallbladder wall. Although ADM is generally considered not to be a precancerous lesion of gallbladder cancer, there are some reports of cases of gallbladder cancer from …
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- Adenomyomatosis of Gallbladder in a Neonate. [Journal Article]Indian Pediatr. 2022 10 15; 59(10):813-814.IP
- Spectrum of imaging findings in hyperplastic cholecystosis and potential mimics. [Review]
- Adenomyomatosis and cholesterolosis of the gallbladder, collectively termed hyperplastic cholecystosis, are commonly encountered incidental findings on imaging studies performed for a variety of indications including biliary colic or nonspecific abdominal pain. These pathologies are rarely the source of symptoms, generally considered benign and do not require further work-up. However, their imagi…
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- StatPearls: Adenomyomatosis [BOOK]StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing: Treasure Island (FL)BOOK
- Adenomyomatosis, also known as adenomyoma or adenomyomatous hyperplasia of the gallbladder, is one of the two hyperplastic cholecystoses. The other hyperplastic cholecystosis is cholesterolosis, also known as "strawberry gallbladder." Adenomyomatosis is a benign condition that is pathologically characterized by hyperplasia of the gallbladder wall mucosa and muscularis propria, with pathognomonic …
- Gallbladder Imaging Interpretation Pearls and Pitfalls: Ultrasound, Computed Tomography, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. [Review]Radiol Clin North Am. 2022 Sep; 60(5):809-824.RC
- The gallbladder is a source of common disease processes with a wide variety of presentations. Common pathologies include acute or chronic cholecystitis, adenomyomatosis, cancer, polyps, and postoperative complications. Accurate imaging assessment of the gallbladder can be very challenging and fraught with potential pitfalls. Ultrasound is the imaging modality of choice for the initial evaluation …
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- Rosary and Pearl Necklace. [Journal Article]Gastroenterology. 2022 12; 163(6):e18-e19.G
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- Gallbladder polyps and adenomyomatosis. [Review]Br J Radiol. 2023 Feb; 96(1142):20220115.BJ
- Incidental findings are commonly detected during examination of the gallbladder. Differentiating benign from malignant lesions is critical because of the poor prognosis associated with gallbladder malignancy. Therefore, it is important that radiologists and sonographers are aware of common incidental gallbladder findings, which undoubtedly will continue to increase with growing medical imaging us…
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- The gallbladder: what's new in 2022? [Review]
- This review focuses mainly on the imaging diagnosis, treatment, and complications of acute cholecystitis which is the most common benign disease of the gallbladder. The American College of Radiology appropriateness criteria for the imaging evaluation of patients with right upper quadrant pain and the Tokyo Guidelines for evaluating patients with acute cholecystitis and acute cholangitis are prese…
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- Technique of straightening the guidewire using a balloon catheter for successful endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder stenting. [Journal Article]
- Video 1The technique of straightening the guidewire, looped in the neck of the gallbladder because of segmental adenomyomatosis, using a balloon catheter during endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder stent placement.
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- Intravascular adenomyomatosis: a morphologic variant of intravenous leiomyomatosis associated with endometriosis and potential for misdiagnosis. [Journal Article]Hum Pathol. 2022 02; 120:18-25.HP
- Intravenous leiomyomatosis (IVL) is a quasi-malignant smooth muscle tumor involving lymphatic and venous spaces of the myometrium. Rare cases of IVL with admixed endometrial glands and stroma have been described, termed intravascular adenomyomatosis. We report four additional cases of intravascular adenomyomatosis and expand the clinicopathologic features of these rare tumors. Patients were 39-45…
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- Grayscale ultrasonography findings for characterization of gallbladder wall thickening in non-acute setting: a systematic review and meta-analysis. [Meta-Analysis]
- CONCLUSIONS: intramural features (echogenic foci, hypoechoic nodules), gallbladder wall disruption, and liver interface are useful US features for the characterization of GWT.
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- The Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Gallbladder Lesions. [Review]
- Gallbladder (GB) diseases represent various lesions including gallstones, cholesterol polyps, adenomyomatosis, and GB carcinoma. This review aims to summarize the role of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in the diagnosis of GB lesions. EUS provides high-resolution images that can improve the diagnosis of GB polypoid lesions, GB wall thickness, and GB carcinoma staging. Contrast-enhancing agents may be…
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- Elevation of CA 19-9 in Mirizzi Syndrome in the Absence of Malignancy: A Case Report. [Case Reports]
- BACKGROUND Mirizzi syndrome (MS) is relatively a rare condition; incidence rates may increment with age. It is characterized as an obstruction of the common hepatic duct (CHD) auxiliary to outward compression of an infected stone in the cystic duct. Carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 is a tumor marker that is usually related to upper-gastrointestinal malignancies. However, a few case reports have sho…
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- Gallbladder adenomyomatosis: Diagnosis and management. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: The practitioner should always consider gallbladder carcinoma before confirming the GA, as they share the same features but with a far worse prognosis. The likelihood of malignancy depends on radiological characteristics. In the case of inconclusive findings, cholecystectomy is justified.
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- Diffuse Gallbladder Adenomyomatosis in a Child. [Case Reports]
- Adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder is a benign condition, usually occurring in middle age, in which the epithelium of the gallbladder proliferates and the gallbladder wall thickens with the presence of Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses (RAS). The diffuse form is an unusual subtype of adenomyomatosis. Herein, we describe a 17-year-old female who presented with dull and intermittent pain in the right hypo…
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- Adenomyomatosis of the Common Bile Duct and Ampulla of Vater. [Case Reports]
- Adenomyomatosis is a rare benign lesion that has been observed in different sites throughout the gastrointestinal tract, most frequently in the gallbladder. Few cases have been described in the stomach, small bowel, bile ducts, and ampullary region. Adenomyomas of the vaterian system (ampulla and common bile duct) have important clinical consequences, since the majority of these lesions present w…
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- Diffuse Gallbladder Adenomyomatosis with an Inflammatory Complication in an Adult. [Case Reports]
- Gallbladder adenomyomatosis (GA) is a benign alteration of the gallbladder wall. There are three types involved: segmental, fundal, and diffuse pattern; the last type is very rare. Ultrasound is the imaging method of choice for diagnosing that shows Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses with cholesterol deposition creating comet-tail artifacts. Asymptomatic GA does not require surgery in case there are no m…
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- Gallbladder polyps ultrasound: what the sonographer needs to know. [Review]
- Gallbladder polyps are protuberances of the gallbladder wall projecting into the lumen. They are usually incidentally found during abdominal sonography or diagnosed on histopathology of a surgery specimen, with an estimated prevalence of up to 9.5% of patients. Gallbladder polyps are not mobile and do not demonstrate posterior acoustic shadowing; they may be sessile or pedunculated. Gallbladder p…
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- Prominent Elongation of the Gallbladder due to Segmental Adenomyomatosis. [Journal Article]Am Surg. 2021 Jan 30 [Online ahead of print]AS
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- A case of incidental infantile gallbladder adenomyomatosis: an unusual US finding of uncertain clinical significance. [Journal Article]
- Adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder is defined as hypertrophy of the gallbladder mucosal epithelium that invaginates into a thickened muscularis propria, leading to the formation of intramural diverticula. It is typically considered a benign condition most commonly affecting adults and, rarely, children. In this case report, we present a case of gallbladder adenomyomatosis in a 3-month-old infant.…
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- A narrative review of gallbladder adenomyomatosis: what we need to know. [Review]
- Gallbladder adenomyomatosis (GA) is increasingly encountered in clinical practice due to increasing use of imagings especially ultrasound (US). Clinicians need to know what is the implication of this condition and its proper management. GA is a degenerative and proliferative disease characterized by excessive epithelial proliferation associated with hypertrophy of muscularis propria. This leads t…
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- Imaging based flowchart for gallbladder polyp evaluation. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: The presented checklist and flowchart could aid diagnostic work-up for gallbladder polyps compared to current routine ultrasound, by elimination of nonneoplastic polyps and ultimately improve treatment decision for patients with gallbladder polyps.
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- Bicameral Gallbladder With Chronic Cholecystitis on Hepatobiliary Scintigraphy. [Case Reports]Clin Nucl Med. 2021 Jan; 46(1):78-80.CN
- Bicameral gallbladder, also known as segmental adenomyomatosis, is not a rare benign condition with the lumen divided into 2 interconnected chambers. Here we present 2 interesting cases of the bicameral gallbladder, which shows unremarkable findings on hepatobiliary scintigraphy at first appearance. However, the CT scan revealed that the fundal chamber was not visualized on the scintigraphy unlik…
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- Imaging-based algorithmic approach to gallbladder wall thickening. [Review]
- Gallbladder (GB) wall thickening is a frequent finding caused by a spectrum of conditions. It is observed in many extracholecystic as well as intrinsic GB conditions. GB wall thickening can either be diffuse or focal. Diffuse wall thickening is a secondary occurrence in both extrinsic and intrinsic pathologies of GB, whereas, focal wall thickening is mostly associated with intrinsic GB pathologie…
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- Incidental finding of heterotopic supradiaphragmatic liver. [Case Reports]
- Here we describe a case of heterotopic, supradiaphragmatic liver in a 65-year-old woman who was referred for investigation of a soft tissue gallbladder mass. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging revealed adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder and supradiaphragmatic accessory liver tissue. This is a remarkably rare normal variant.
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- Accuracy of Ultrasound in Diagnosing Gallbladder Polyps at a Community Hospital. [Journal Article]
- CONCLUSIONS: The accuracy of transabdominal ultrasound in diagnosing true polyps is poor, with only 3% of polyps identified as adenomas based on pathology. Surgeons should use caution when making clinical decisions based on polyps identified on ultrasound, and more stringent diagnostic criteria are needed in order to decrease the false positive rate for diagnosis and screening.
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