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A Rare Presentation of Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis as Bouveret's Syndrome

The purpose of this paper is to present sonographic and CT imaging findings of xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XGC) presented as Bouveret's syndrome, a very rare cause of gastric obstruction. While the patient's physical examination, upper GI endoscopy, and radiological findings all poi...

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Autores principales: Solmaz Tuncer, Ayşegül, Gürel, Safiye, Coşgun, Zeliha, Büber, Ahmet, Çakmaz, Rıdvan, Hasdemir, Oğuz A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3546451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23346444
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/402768
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Sumario:The purpose of this paper is to present sonographic and CT imaging findings of xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XGC) presented as Bouveret's syndrome, a very rare cause of gastric obstruction. While the patient's physical examination, upper GI endoscopy, and radiological findings all pointed to Bouveret's syndrome, CT differential diagnosis suggested either XGC or gallbladder carcinoma, and the final diagnosis was done histopathologically. Our paper aims to increase awareness in radiologically diagnosing XGC cases by introducing the possibility of existence of Bouveret's syndrome.