Gallbladder Tuberculosis Presenting as Obstructive Jaundice. Issue 6 (25th June 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Varshney, Bharti; Elhence, Poonam; Soni, Subhash; Varshney, Vaibhav Kumar; Yadav, Taruna; Saha, Souvik
• Is Part Of: ACG Case Reports Journal. Volume 7:Issue 6(2020)
• Page Start: e00414
• Publication Date: 2020-06-25
• DOI: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000414
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2326-3253

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Isolated gallbladder tuberculosis is a rare entity, even in endemic zones. Preoperative diagnosis is usually not possible, with most of the cases being diagnosed either as cholecystitis or malignancy. Histopathological examination of the resected specimen clinches the diagnosis. We present a middle-aged man with obstructive jaundice who was diagnosed to have gallbladder malignancy clinically and radiologically and on microscopy, and was diagnosed as gallbladder tuberculosis with the involvement of the common bile duct.