Intramural giant gallstone: report of a rare case.
We report a case of intramural giant gallstone. Cholangiography revealed narrowing of the neck of the gallbladder due to a hemispherical prominence. At cholecystectomy, a giant gallstone 2.1 cm in diameter which was located in the submucosa of a hemispherical prominence at the neck of the gallbladder, was found. Although the usual sizes of intramural gallstones mentioned in previous reports have ranged from 2 to 5 mm in diameter, the stone found in our case is, as far as we know, the largest intramural gallstone yet reported.
D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed