[Gallbladder diaphragm: an unusual cause of acute alithiasic cholecystitis complicated of biliary peritonitis].
The gallbladder diaphragm is a very rare abnormality of the embryogenesis. It is an exceptional cause of biliary peritonitis. We report a 54-year-old man who presented with hepatic colic for the past 2 years. Imaging disclosed evidence of alithiasic cholecystitis on gallbladder diaphragm. The coelioscopic exploration confirmed the diagnosis and an associated presence of a biliary peritonitis. A cholecystectomy and a peritoneal washing were performed. The histological examination ruled in the diagnosis of cholecystitis on gallbladder diaphragm. The embryogenesis, the histological and morphological features as well as the treatment are discussed.
Service de chirurgie générale, EPS Habib Bourguiba, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie. abid_med_chu@yahoo.fr
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Abid
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Mzali
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Feriani
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Derbel
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Frikha
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Ben Amar
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Beyrouti
D000208:Acute Disease; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology*; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology*