Diverticulosis of the gallbladder

Diverticulosis of the gallbladder

Diverticulosis of the gallbladder is usually manifest as black pigment stones impacted in the outpouchings of the lacunae of Luschka. This may be demonstrated by cholecystography , Mary E Charlson , contemporary , Clinical Epidemiologist, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New Y ork, NY , USA. Daniel Elmer Salmon , 1850–1914, veterinary pathologist, Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry , Washington, DC, USA. especially when the gallbladder contracts after a fatty meal. There are small dots of contrast medium within and outside the gallbladder wall ( Figure 71.29 ). The treatment is chole - cystectomy .

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