Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses
- Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses
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Name = Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses
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ICD10 = ICD10|K|82|8|k|80
ICD9 = ICD9|575.8
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Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses, also entrapped epithelial crypts, are diverticula or pockets in the wall of the gallbladder. They may be microscopic or macroscopic.
Histologically, they are outpouchings of gallbladder mucosa into the gallbladder muscle layer.
They are not of themselves considered abnormal, but they can be associated with cholecystitis.
Causes
They form as a result of increased pressure in the gallbladder and recurrent damage to the wall of the gallbladder. They are associated with gallstones (cholelithiasis).
Eponym
They are named after Carl Freiherr von Rokitansky and Ludwig Aschoff. [WhoNamedIt|synd|983]
ee also
*Cholecystectomy
*Strawberry gallbladder
References
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* [http://www.path.utah.edu/casepath/GI%20Cases/GICase3/GICase3Part4.htm Histology] at University of Utah
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Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses — Ro·ki·tan·sky Asch·off sinuses (ro″kĭ tahnґske ahshґof) [K.F. von Rokitansky; Karl Albert Ludwig Aschoff, German pathologist, 1866–1942] see under sinus … Medical dictionary
Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses — small outpouchings of the mucosa of the gallbladder extending through the lamina propria and the muscular layer … Medical dictionary
Aschoff — Karl Ludwig, German pathologist, 1866–1942. See A. bodies, under body, A. nodules, under nodule, node of A. and Tawara, Rokitansky A. sinuses, under sinus, A. cell … Medical dictionary
Rokitansky — Karl Freiherr von, Austrian pathologist, 1804–1878. See R. disease, R. hernia, R. Aschoff sinuses, under sinus, Mayer R. Küster Hauser syndrome … Medical dictionary
Baron Carl von Rokitansky — (German: Carl Freiherr von Rokitansky , Czech: Karel Rokytanský ) (February 19, 1804 ndash; July 23, 1878), was a Bohemian physician, pathologist, humanist philosopher and liberal politician.Medical careerCarl von Rokitansky was born in Hradec… … Wikipedia
Ludwig Aschoff — Infobox Scientist name = Ludwig Aschoff caption = Karl Albert Ludwig Aschoff birth date = birth date|1866|1|10|mf=y birth place = Berlin, Prussia death date = death date and age|1942|6|24|1866|1|10|mf=y death place = Freiburg, Germany residence … Wikipedia
Cholecystitis — Classification and external resources Micrograph of a gallbladder with cholecystitis and cholesterolosis. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
Digestive disease — Classification and external resources MeSH D004066 All diseases that pertain to the gastrointestinal tract are labelled as digestive diseases. This includes diseases of the esophagus, stomach, first, second, and third part of the … Wikipedia
Cholesterolosis of gallbladder — Classification and external resources Micrograph of cholesterolosis of the gallbladder. H E stain. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
sinus — 1. [TA] A channel for the passage of blood or lymph, without the coats of an ordinary vessel; e.g., blood passages in the gravid uterus or those in the cerebral meninges. 2. [TA] A cavity or … Medical dictionary
