KANAT, Burhan Hakan Elazığ Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Genel Cerrahi, Turkey , GİRGİN, Mustafa Fırat Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Genel Cerrahi Anabilim Dalı, TÜRKİYE

A Lesion Can Be Confused with Gallbladder Cancer: Adenomyomatosis

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Adenomyomatosis is a hyperplastic disease of gallbladder and its etiology was unknown. There is hyperplasia of the wall with intramural mucosal diverticula formation (Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses) penetrating into the muscular wall of the gallbladder with or without gallbladder wall thickening. It was usually asymptomatic; unless there wasn t have concomitant biliary disease. In this case report, we are presenting a 48-year-old women patient, who coming to the emergency room because of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, who has an acute cholecystitis and gallbladder adenomyomatosis which was confused with gallbladder cancer.

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Adenomyomatosis of gallbladder , malignancy , treatment

Fırat University Medical Journal Of Health Sciences

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