title: Tuberculosis of the gallbladder.
abstract: Analysis of 5 patients with gallbladder tuberculosis who had open cholecystectomy and review of literature have shown that, although still rare it presents as a part of systemic miliary tuberculosis, abdominal tuberculosis, isolated gallbladder tuberculosis and as a calculus cholecystitis in anergic patients. There are no pathognomonic signs, the diagnosis depends on suspicion of tuberculosis, peroperative findings and histological examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Pathology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ayub
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Keswani
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Shukla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology