title: Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis: a rare cause of digestive hemorrhage.
abstract: Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis is a rare affection with non-specific symptoms. It is essential to differentiate it from gall bladder adenocarcinoma. Presentation signs include hemorrhage or fistula. This report concerns a patient with pseudotumoral xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis who presented with gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie digestive et endocrinienne, hospices civils de Lyon, centre hospitalier Lyon-Sud, 165, chemin du grand Revoyet, 69495 Pierre-Bénite cedex, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scheiwe
authors.affiliation: Service de radiologie, hospices civils de Lyon, centre hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Pierre-Bénite, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muller
authors.affiliation: Service d'anatomie pathologique, hospices civils de Lyon, centre hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Pierre-Bénite, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rocas
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie digestive et endocrinienne, hospices civils de Lyon, centre hospitalier Lyon-Sud, 165, chemin du grand Revoyet, 69495 Pierre-Bénite cedex, France; EMR 37-38, université de Lyon, faculté Lyon-Sud-Charles-Mérieux, Oullins, France. Electronic address: eddy.cotte@chu-lyon.fr.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cotte
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: Fistula; Foamy histiocytes; Gastro-intestinal hemorrhage; Pseudotumor; Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis