2004
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702004000100009
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Abstract: Tuberculosis of the cystic duct lymph node associated with cholelithiasis is rare. We report a case of a 40 year-old woman with this pathology. She presented with anorexia, biliary colic, postprandial fullness and fever. Imaging studies revealed cholelithiasis and several visible portal lymph nodes. Cholecystectomy was performed and histopathological examination showed tuberculosis of the cystic duct lymph node without affecting the gallbladder. The presence of gallstones and lymphadenopathy in computed tomogr… Show more

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“…Our case is similar to that reported by de Melo et al [6] where in gallstone disease was present but tuberculosis was seen only in cystic lymph node but not in gallbladder. If untreated it may spread to involve gallbladder and results in formation of biliary stricture, biliary fistulae that may progress to bilioma [10].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
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“…Our case is similar to that reported by de Melo et al [6] where in gallstone disease was present but tuberculosis was seen only in cystic lymph node but not in gallbladder. If untreated it may spread to involve gallbladder and results in formation of biliary stricture, biliary fistulae that may progress to bilioma [10].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…Abdominal tuberculosis constitutes 3% of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in HIVnegative patients [5]. Tuberculosis of the cystic duct lymph node without involvement of gallbladder is also exceedingly rare [1,6]. In a study done by Amarapurkar et al, 38 patients of hepatobiliary tuberculosis (HBTB) were reported amongst 242 tuberculosis patients [7].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Gallbladder TB may present with features of cholecystitis, [24] a gallbladder mass [9] or with obstructive jaundice due to associated enlarged pericholedochal lymph nodes. Three of our patients had TB of the gallbladder; one presented with a mass in the gallbladder, the second with a polyp in the gallbladder and the third with a hemobilia.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Pre-operative diagnosis of GT is difficult, more so in calculous cholecystitis, as most of the symptoms are attributed to gallstones and the diagnosis is usually made on histological examination of the gall bladder specimen after cholecystectomy [10,11]. Effectively, there is no pathognomonic presentation of GT witch may present with features of cholecystitis, a gallbladder mass, with obstructive jaundice due to associated enlarged pericholedochal lymph nodes [12][13][14] and with non-specific systemic symptoms such as abdominal pain, weight loss, low-grade fever, anorexia, vomiting and abdominal mass [5,6].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%