Porcelain Gallbladder: Is Observation a Safe Option in Select Populations?

DesJardins, Haley; Duy, Lindsay; Scheirey, Christopher D.; Schnelldorfer, Thomas

doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2017.11.026

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“…However, some surgeons did not find any significant differences between the two procedures. [4][5][6] In this study we reported a case with a porcelain intrahepatic gallbladder.…”

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<p>A Rare Case of Simultaneous Intrahepatic and Porcelain Gallbladder: Case Report</p>

Aliniagerdroudbari¹,

Ershadinia²,

Bagherpor³

et al. 2020

IMCRJ

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Intrahepatic gallbladder is a rare anomaly that is due to the failure of gallbladder migration from liver to its proper position. This condition increases the risk of cholelithiasis, hepatic abscess and cholangiocarcinoma. Calcification in the wall of the gallbladder, which is known as porcelain gallbladder, also increases the risk of malignancy. In this report a 47-year-old man presented at the emergency department with continuous right upper quadrant abdominal pain who was misdiagnosed with acute cholecystitis. During abdominal surgery, gallbladder was not detectable in its proper location. Therefore, the patient underwent enhanced abdominal computed tomography scan and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography and the results showed an intrahepatic porcelain gallbladder. In order to avoid future complications, intrahepatic gallbladder should always be considered in patients whose physical examination and radiologic findings do not match.

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“…However, some surgeons did not find any significant differences between the two procedures. [4][5][6] In this study we reported a case with a porcelain intrahepatic gallbladder.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 84%

<p>A Rare Case of Simultaneous Intrahepatic and Porcelain Gallbladder: Case Report</p>

Aliniagerdroudbari¹,

Ershadinia²,

Bagherpor³

et al. 2020

IMCRJ

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“…Management of gallbladder wall calcifications has been controversial with no clear guidelines for many decades. Although the traditionally perceived strong association with gallbladder cancer, sometimes quoted at over 60%, mandated prophylactic cholecystectomy, this was largely based on papers from before 1962 and newer evidence suggests a much lesser association which may indicate a more selective or an observational approach [3, 7, 14, 15]. A review from 2013 found GBC in only 6% (0–33%) of PGB compared to 1% (0–4%) in a matched cohort of patients without gallbladder wall calcification [3].…”

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Calcified gallbladder cancer: is it preventable?

Thakrar

Monib

Pakdemirli

et al. 2019

Journal of Surgical Case Reports

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A case of a newly diagnosed calcified gallbladder cancer is presented, who had pre-existing porcelain gallbladder. Due to the advanced stage of the disease at presentation, the patient had a poor outcome. The investigation and management of gallbladder carcinoma is discussed as well as the relationship with porcelain gallbladder. We conclude that there is only a weak association between porcelain gallbladder and gallbladder cancer, but because gallbladder cancer typically presents late, a stratified approach to offering cholecystectomy to asymptomatic porcelain gallbladder is reasonable.

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“…La inspección de cierre de las muestras de patología ha demostrado que hay una tasa más alta de cáncer de vesícula biliar en las vesículas de porcelana cuando solo hay una presencia parcial de calcificación adherida a una mucosa intacta. No parece haber riesgo de cáncer de vesícula biliar en las muestras cuando se reemplaza la pared de la vesícula biliar con calcio y no hay mucosa intacta (7). Se desconoce la verdadera incidencia de cáncer de vesícula biliar con vesícula biliar de porcelana porque la mayoría de los pacientes con vesícula biliar de porcelana son asintomáticos, no están diagnosticados y nunca se someten a colecistectomías.…”

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“…UU) Como parte del proceso de investigación para pacientes con molestias abdominales ha dado como resultado una detección más temprana y mejorada de VBP. Desafortunadamente, debido a su rareza, se desconoce la historia natural y la progresión de una vesícula biliar calcificada y podría variar según los diferentes patrones de calcificación (7).…”

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Vesícula biliar de porcelana, un inusual hallazgo por imágenes

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Rivera²,

Plaza³

et al. 2021

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La vesícula en porcelana describe la decoloración azulosa y la consistencia quebradiza de una vesícula biliar con calcificación extensa de su pared. Su causa es desconocida, aunque se hace referencia a una manifestación inusual de la colecistitis crónica. Esta revisión tiene como objetivo conocer la importancia clínica de las técnicas de imagen en el diagnóstico y el manejo de la vesícula de porcelana. Se emplearon motores de búsqueda como Pubmed, Elsevier, Scielo y Scopus usando palabras clave específicas e instrumentos de filtro como los operadores boleanos. Se analizaron artículos con vigencia de 10 años de publicación que resultaron de la búsqueda avanzada de la información científica.

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Porcelain Gallbladder: Is Observation a Safe Option in Select Populations?

Cited by 34 publications

References 13 publications

<p>A Rare Case of Simultaneous Intrahepatic and Porcelain Gallbladder: Case Report</p>

<p>A Rare Case of Simultaneous Intrahepatic and Porcelain Gallbladder: Case Report</p>

Calcified gallbladder cancer: is it preventable?

Vesícula biliar de porcelana, un inusual hallazgo por imágenes

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