Cholesterolosis of gallbladder

Cholesterolosis of gallbladder
Classification and external resources
Micrograph of cholesterolosis of the gallbladder. H&E stain.
ICD-10	K82.4
ICD-9	575.6
DiseasesDB	31524

In surgical pathology, strawberry gallbladder, more formally cholesterolosis of the gallbladder and gallbladder cholesterolosis, is a change in the gallbladder wall due to excess cholesterol.^[1]

The name strawberry gallbladder comes from the typically stippled appearance of the mucosal surface on gross examination, which resembles the appearance of a strawberry.

It is not necessarily tied to cholelithiasis (gallstones) or cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder).^[2]

Additional images

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  Cholesterolosis of the Gallbladder (Gross image).

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  Micrograph of cholesterolosis of the gallbladder.

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  Micrograph of cholesterolosis of the gallbladder.

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  Micrograph of cholesterolosis of the gallbladder.

See also

• Cholecystectomy
• Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses

References

1. ^ Strawberry gallbladder - cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk.
2. ^ "Cholesterolosis of the Gall Bladder". http://radiology.uchc.edu/eAtlas/GI/955.htm. 

External links

• 932839443 at GPnotebook
• Izzo L, Boschetto A, Brachini G et al. (2001). "["Strawberry" gallbladder: review of the literature and our experience]" (in Italian). Il Giornale di chirurgia 22 (1–2): 33–6. PMID 11272434.