Tuberculosis of the gallbladder.
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.
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Department of Surgery and Pathology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
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Kumar
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Keswani
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Shukla
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology