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17 May 2024 : Case report  Saudi Arabia

Uncommon Presentation of Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis in a True Gallbladder Diverticulum: A Case Report and Literature Review

Rare coexistence of disease or pathology

Maryam Abdullah AL Saleem ORCID logo1EF*, Zainab Mohammed AlSaeed1BE, Irfan W. Alhashim2B

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.943843

Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e943843

Table 1. Reported true diverticula cases 1912–2023.

AuthorYearAgeSexClinical presentationSizeLocation
Gross RE [] (9 cases)2 1912191719181923192719271928193219344820–35––233838FF–F––F–FRecurrent cholecystitisTenderness in RUQ–RUQ and back pain––Palpable gallbladder–Epigastric tenderness3.8 cm––1.2 cm––––1.3 cmCystic ductProjecting into anterior liverBodyNeckBodyFundusBodyBodyFundus
Bogatko FH, et al []8 19473MCholelithiasis and cholecystitis
Eelkema HH, et al []9 195840FRecurrent cholecystitis2 cmFundus
Arcomano JP, et al [] (3 cases)10 1959354058FFFFlatulence, regurgitationRUQ painRecurrent cholecystitis–––FundusFundusFundus
Mori M []11 196240M6 cmFundus
Chin NW, et al []4 198862MChronic cholecystitis. Carcinoma limited to the diverticulum.1.5 cmJunction between neck and body
Sirakov M, et al [] (3 cases)12 1996
Kramer AJ, et al []13 199817FRecurrent cholecystitis0.5 cmFundus projecting to anterior liver
Basaranoglu M, et al []14 200644MRecurrent pancreatitis1 cm
Doganay S, et al []6 201056MRecurrent cholangitis2.5 cm
Peronne N, et al []15 201158MAsymptomaticFundus projecting to anterior liver
Tiwari P, et al []16 201362FChronic cholecystitis3 cmFundus
Rajguru J, et al [] (9 cases)5 201340–57MMMMMMMMMCadaveric study2.4 cm1 cm5.2 cm2.4 cm2 cm1.7 cm2.5 cm1.5 cm2.6 cmNeckNeckBodyBodyBodyFundusFundusFundusFundus
Printes TRM, et al []17 202060MRUQ pain1 cmFundus
Reddy R []7 202344MAcute calculous cholangitis2 cmAnterior wall
(–) Not available.

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