Volume : 7, Issue : 6, June - 2018

Study of gall bladder diseases in cholecystectomy and autopsy specimen

Dr. Arvind Kumar, Dr. N. R. Kolte

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;Gall bladder diseases are fairly common in our society. The present study was carried out in a large government</p> <div>hospital to study the spectrum of gall bladder diseases as they were received in the histopathology and autopsy</div> <div>sections of department of Pathology. Clinical correlation was also done. Gall bladder diseases have female preponderance (66.25%), most</div> <div>patients were in the age group of 41-50 years, pain was the most common presenting feature(92.5%), 83.7% had cholecystitis, 66.25% had</div> <div>cholelithiasis and 8.75% of cases were of malignancy. One case each of adenoma and ectopic pancreas and two cases each of polyps and</div> <div>cholesterosis were also seen.</div>