A giant gallbladder

Abstract

A case of giant gallbladder is presented. A 36-yr-old female complaining of colicky pain and a mass in the right upper quadrant underwent cholecystectomy, when the giant gallbladder, 18 cm in length and 4 cm in maximum diameter, and an extremely long cystic duct was confirmed. Since neither marked biliary inflammation nor biliary obstruction was observed, this giant gallbladder is considered to be congenital.

A mass more ordinary

“…In our case, the gallbladder was successfully drained via cholecystostomy and subsequently removed by a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Some authors report open cholecystectomy without preoperative drainage, taking special consideration of adhesions to adjacent structures 2 3…”

A case of congenital giant gallbladder with massive hydrops mimicking celiac cyst

“…Large gallbladders are commonly present in biliary diseases, but reports of giant gallbladder are rare (1)(2)(3)(4). Previous studies have revealed that a giant gallbladder was always accompanied with a tumor or gallstones.…”

Giant gallstone: A case report

“…[8][9][10][11][12][13] To our knowledge, the largest gallstone reported hitherto -considered to be congenital by the authors -was one of 18 cm length, but only 4 cm in maximum width, which is smaller in volume and weight than the (acquired) gallstone reported here.…”