Giant intracholecystic papillary tubular adenoma of the gall bladder with gall stones in an elderly woman; case report.

ABSTRACT: Gall bladder polyps occur in 0.4% of patients undergoing cholecystectomy, the majority of gall bladder polyps are benign, they are classified into 3 types: epithelial or adenomatous polyps, mesenchymal polyps, and pseudopolyps. Gall bladder polys mostly affect females and those more than 50 years of age. Ultrasound is a very sensitive tool in the diagnosis. An 88-year-old woman presented with epigastric pain and right hypochondrial pain, fever, and vomiting for 1 week. Clinical examination showed jaundice and tenderness at the right hypochondrial region. Investigations showed elevated WBC, bilirubin level and the alkaline phosphatase. MRCP showed multiple gall stones with a large irregular polyp in the fundus of the gall bladder, and dilated common bile duct with multiple stones in the lum

SUBMITTER: Mohammed AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6796548 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature