"HEPERECHOIC DOTS" AND "SMALL FAT DENSITIES" US AND CT SIGNS OF XANTHOGRANULOMATOUS CHOLECYSTITIS: A CASE REPORT

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  • Darunee BOONJUNWETWAT Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
  • Onrudi HOJAN Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University

Abstract

We reported the US and CT signs of a case proved to be xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis. Even one case was found, but the imaging features were characteristic correlating with the histopathology. If the preoperative diagnosis or awareness of the disease could be made, the proper planning for treatment would be gained. The US showed mark thickening of the gallbladder wall containing multiple fix hyperechoic dots without shadowing. Increased vascularity was demonstrated by color doppler study. The CT shows a soft tissue mass at the gallbladder bed having multiple small fat densities, associated with small calcification or stone.

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BOONJUNWETWAT D, HOJAN O. "HEPERECHOIC DOTS" AND "SMALL FAT DENSITIES" US AND CT SIGNS OF XANTHOGRANULOMATOUS CHOLECYSTITIS: A CASE REPORT. ASEAN J Radiol [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 6 [cited 2025 Jan. 30];3(1):125-9. Available from: https://asean-journal-radiology.org/index.php/ajr/article/view/372

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