title: [Cholecystosis: anatomo-clinical profile and therapeutic considerations].
abstract: In the last 5 years 16 patients with cholecystosis were observed. In this period the most recent diagnostic and therapeutic techniques were used including ultrasound which allowed to diagnose 60% of adenomyomatosis, 33.3% of cholecystosis and 6.7% of gallbladder polyposis. In 6 cases a traditional open surgery cholecystectomy was performed, while the videolaparascopic approach was used in other 6 cases. Histologic examination always confirmed the preoperative diagnosis, however in one case a gallbladder cancer was histologically found; this case had been clinically diagnosed 9 years previously as adenomyomatosis. Therefore, our experience suggest, in agreement with others, that cholecystosis should be considered as a precancerous lesion.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di III Clinica Chirurgica Generale e Terapia Chirurgica, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Giacinti
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Di Bello
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Marzano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maturo
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Di Matteo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Massidda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Micacchi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Petrassi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Polla
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Palazzini
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cappelletti
mesh_terms: D018194:Adenomyoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011127:Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000175:diagnosis