title: Isolated involvement of the gallbladder by Crohn's disease manifesting as acute cholecystitis.
abstract: A 79-year-old female presented with acute cholecystitis. Having recovered on conservative management, elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed. The diagnosis of Crohn's disease of the gallbladder was a histopathological surprise. Further detailed investigation indicated this to be the isolated involvement of gallbladder.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Surgery, Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline KY12 0SU, UK.
authors.forename: Ajay Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Ibrahim M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Nawroz
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Evgenikos
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Daniel
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome