[Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis. X-ray computed tomographic study of a pseudotumoral form].
The authors report a case of xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis in a 63-year-old woman hospitalized because of a right hypochondrium mass. Ultrasonography, computed tomography, and celiac arteriogram showed a gallbladder tumour. Surgical management allowed subtotal tumour resection. Diagnosis of xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis was established by histological examination. Twenty-two months later, patient is in good health. From this observation and a world-wide literature review (90 previously reported cases), the authors analyse the clinical, pathological, and pathophysiological features of this very unusual entity.
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Cholécystite xanthogranulomateuse. Etude scanographique d'une forme pseudo-tumorale.