Limy bile cholecystitis: an in vitro study and a case report.
Limy bile is a rare condition characterized by excessive precipitation of calcium carbonate in the gall-bladder. It has been found to cause cholecystitis without obstruction at the neck of the gall-bladder. A patient with the appearance of limy bile on ultrasound films which was consistent with a large gallstone is described. An in vitro study with gall-bladders filled with lime utilizing ultrasonography is also presented for the first time.
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University Department of Surgery, Repatriation General Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
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D000328:Adult; D002119:Calcium Carbonate / Q000378:metabolism; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography
D002119:Calcium Carbonate