Unexpected intraoperative finding of a hyalinizing cholecystitis in a patient with gallbladder calculi

Gjinoska, Klaudia; Nikolovski, Andrej; Stoicovski, Emil; Mitrev, Zan

doi:10.1093/jscr/rjae651

Unexpected intraoperative finding of a hyalinizing cholecystitis in a patient with gallbladder calculi

Journal

Journal of surgical case reports

Date Issued

2024-10

Author(s)

Gjinoska, Klaudia

Stoicovski, Emil

Mitrev, Zan

DOI

10.1093/jscr/rjae651

Abstract

Hyalinizing cholecystitis is a rare subtype of chronic cholecystitis in which the gallbladder tissue is replaced with hyaline sclerosis, more or less, and has a characteristic intraoperative appearance. Preoperative diagnosis is hard to establish. The entity is strongly associated with gallbladder carcinoma. Therefore, the pathologist should perform a thorough microscopic analysis. We present a case of an unusual intraoperative finding in a male patient with chronic cholecystitis which was proved to be a hyalinizing cholecystitis.