The Mucocele of the Gallbladder.
The gallbladder polyps are a common finding during ultrasonography but only in rare cases they may be a cancer. When a polyp is greater than 1 cm, the cholecystectomy is usually performed. In these images, a polyp of 4 cm corresponding to a collection of mucus (mucocele) is reported. This unusual polyp of the gallbladder was caused by heterotopic intestinal mucosa.
Department of Surgery, A. Gemelli Medical School, Largo Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy. gennaro.clemente@unicatt.it.
Gennaro
G
Clemente
Department of Surgery, A. Gemelli Medical School, Largo Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy.
Valeria
V
Fico
Department of Surgery, A. Gemelli Medical School, Largo Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy.
Davide
D
De Sio
Department of Surgery, A. Gemelli Medical School, Largo Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy.
Agostino Maria
AM
De Rose
D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa; D008875:Middle Aged; D009078:Mucocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology
Cholecystectomy; Gallbladder; Mucocele; Polyps