[Cholecystosis: anatomo-clinical profile and therapeutic considerations].
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.
Giacinti
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Istituto di III Clinica Chirurgica Generale e Terapia Chirurgica, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma.
Di Bello
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MG
Marzano
P F
PF
Maturo
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A
Di Matteo
F M
FM
Massidda
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D
Micacchi
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M
Petrassi
P
P
Polla
A
A
Palazzini
G
G
Cappelletti
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F
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