True Diverticulum of the Gallbladder in Acute Calculous Cholangitis: A Rare Presentation

A true diverticulum is a congenital rare anomaly of the gallbladder and includes all 3 layers of the gallbladder wall. The ultrasound appearance of a true diverticulum of the gallbladder is typical and clinches the diagnosis. This case report describes a 44-year-old male with features of acute calcu...

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Main Author: Ravikanth Reddy
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Language:English
Published: Knowledge E 2023-04-01
Series:Dubai Medical Journal
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Online Access:https://beta.karger.com/Article/FullText/530010
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description A true diverticulum is a congenital rare anomaly of the gallbladder and includes all 3 layers of the gallbladder wall. The ultrasound appearance of a true diverticulum of the gallbladder is typical and clinches the diagnosis. This case report describes a 44-year-old male with features of acute calculous cholangitis and a rare presentation of an incidentally detected true gallbladder diverticulum.
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spelling doaj.art-e52bcfdb3cba46b98f1f610a6ef646ec2025-01-02T23:28:09ZengKnowledge EDubai Medical Journal2571-726X2023-04-0118018210.1159/000530010530010True Diverticulum of the Gallbladder in Acute Calculous Cholangitis: A Rare PresentationRavikanth Reddy0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0879-6181Department of Radiology, St. John’s Hospital, Bengaluru, IndiaA true diverticulum is a congenital rare anomaly of the gallbladder and includes all 3 layers of the gallbladder wall. The ultrasound appearance of a true diverticulum of the gallbladder is typical and clinches the diagnosis. This case report describes a 44-year-old male with features of acute calculous cholangitis and a rare presentation of an incidentally detected true gallbladder diverticulum.https://beta.karger.com/Article/FullText/530010true diverticulumcongenitalgallbladdercholangitisultrasound
spellingShingle Ravikanth Reddy
True Diverticulum of the Gallbladder in Acute Calculous Cholangitis: A Rare Presentation
Dubai Medical Journal
true diverticulum
congenital
gallbladder
cholangitis
ultrasound
title True Diverticulum of the Gallbladder in Acute Calculous Cholangitis: A Rare Presentation
title_full True Diverticulum of the Gallbladder in Acute Calculous Cholangitis: A Rare Presentation
title_fullStr True Diverticulum of the Gallbladder in Acute Calculous Cholangitis: A Rare Presentation
title_full_unstemmed True Diverticulum of the Gallbladder in Acute Calculous Cholangitis: A Rare Presentation
title_short True Diverticulum of the Gallbladder in Acute Calculous Cholangitis: A Rare Presentation
title_sort true diverticulum of the gallbladder in acute calculous cholangitis a rare presentation
topic true diverticulum
congenital
gallbladder
cholangitis
ultrasound
url https://beta.karger.com/Article/FullText/530010
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