Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis: CT and USG Characteristics

Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis: CT and USG Characteristics

Cholecystitis is a common finding in everyday practice of ultrasound. The diagnosis of Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis (XGC) is however an uncommon entity and every radiologist should be aware of the characteristic ultrasound and CT findings to identify it. Here, we present a 68-year-old female...

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Main Authors: Siddarth Ragupathi, Sahadevan Vijay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd. 2019-04-01
Series:International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery
Subjects:
bands
foam cells
histiocytes
Online Access:http://www.ijars.net/articles/PDF/2472/40076_CE[Ra1]_F(SHU)_PF1(A_SHU)_PFA(NC)_PN(SHU).pdf
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spelling doaj-97b68eba547549288f987e972bfd24192020-11-25T03:48:02ZengJCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd.International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery2277-85432455-68742019-04-0182RC01RC0210.7860/IJARS/2019/40076:2472Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis: CT and USG CharacteristicsSiddarth Ragupathi0Sahadevan Vijay1Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Vinayaka Mission Medical College, Vinayaka Mission Research Foundation, Karaikal, Pondicherry, India.Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.Cholecystitis is a common finding in everyday practice of ultrasound. The diagnosis of Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis (XGC) is however an uncommon entity and every radiologist should be aware of the characteristic ultrasound and CT findings to identify it. Here, we present a 68-year-old female with fever and abdominal pain showing the classic imaging features of a Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis which was confirmed post cholecystectomy with histopathological diagnosis.http://www.ijars.net/articles/PDF/2472/40076_CE[Ra1]_F(SHU)_PF1(A_SHU)_PFA(NC)_PN(SHU).pdfbandsfoam cellshistiocytes
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Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis: CT and USG Characteristics
International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery
bands
foam cells
histiocytes
author_facet Siddarth Ragupathi
Sahadevan Vijay
author_sort Siddarth Ragupathi
title Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis: CT and USG Characteristics
title_short Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis: CT and USG Characteristics
title_full Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis: CT and USG Characteristics
title_fullStr Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis: CT and USG Characteristics
title_full_unstemmed Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis: CT and USG Characteristics
title_sort xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis: ct and usg characteristics
publisher JCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd.
series International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery
issn 2277-8543
2455-6874
publishDate 2019-04-01
description Cholecystitis is a common finding in everyday practice of ultrasound. The diagnosis of Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis (XGC) is however an uncommon entity and every radiologist should be aware of the characteristic ultrasound and CT findings to identify it. Here, we present a 68-year-old female with fever and abdominal pain showing the classic imaging features of a Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis which was confirmed post cholecystectomy with histopathological diagnosis.
topic bands
foam cells
histiocytes
url http://www.ijars.net/articles/PDF/2472/40076_CE[Ra1]_F(SHU)_PF1(A_SHU)_PFA(NC)_PN(SHU).pdf
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