chronic cholecystitis
Last reviewed 01/2018
Chronic cholecystitis is a chronic inflamation of the gallbladder.
- it is the most common form of symptomatic gallbladder disease
- 95% of cases are associated with gallstones
- is the indication for nearly 3% of cholecystectomies in adults (1)
The causes of chronic cholecystitis are:
- gallstones - the vast majority
- cholesterosis - the so-called strawberry gallbladder, where macrophages in the lamina propria are packed with cholesterol
- ceroid granulomas
This condition does not have a generally agreed clinical name and in some texts is known as gall stone or flatulent dyspepsia. Perhaps the best description of this condition would be chronic low-grade obstructive gall bladder disease.
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