Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis: experience in 100 cases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XGC) is a rare presentation of chronic cholecystitis, characterized by xanthogranuloma, severe foam cells and fibrosis, and can be an inducement of difficulty in cholecystectomy. The purpose of this study was to review the clinical findings and imageology features of XGC and to optimize the treatment option.

Methods

This retrospective study collected clinical symptoms, demographics, imageology, operation records, histopathological findings, and postoperative complications of 100 patients with XGC after evaluating 50005 cholecystectomy specimens between 2009 and 2018 in a single institute. heir clinical symptoms, demographics, imageology, operation records, histopathological findings, and postoperative complications were collected

SUBMITTER: Feng L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7575994 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature