Primary hydatid disease in a retroplaced gallbladder.
| Title | Primary hydatid disease in a retroplaced gallbladder. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2006 |
| Authors | Pitiakoudis, M. S., Tsaroucha A. K., Deftereos S., Laftsidis P., Prassopoulos P., & Simopoulos C. E. |
| Journal | J Gastrointestin Liver Dis |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 383-5 |
| Date Published | 2006 Dec |
| ISSN | 1842-1121 |
| Keywords | Cholangiography, Cholecystectomy, Echinococcosis, Gallbladder, Gallbladder Diseases, Humans, Liver, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Ultrasonography |
| Abstract | A 60-year-old man with abdominal distension, fever, vomiting and pain on the right upper quadrant of the abdomen was admitted to our hospital. US revealed a well circumscribed lesion of mixed echogenicity. CT revealed hypoplasia of the right liver lobe, and a cystic mass with solid components replacing a retroplaced gallbladder. On T1-weighted MR images the lesion had low signal intensity and presented mild peripheral post-contrast enhancement, while on T2-weighted images the periphery was of moderately high signal intensity and the centre of fluid-like, high signal intensity. Adjacent liver parenchyma had relatively high signal intensity on T2-weighted images. The patient underwent exploratory laparotomy, and a hydatid cyst of the gallbladder that was inflamed was evidenced. |
| Alternate Journal | J Gastrointestin Liver Dis |
| PubMed ID | 17205152 |
