Korean J Gastroenterol.  1998 Mar;31(3):383-386.

A Case of Gallbladder Tuberculosis

• Hyun JH
• song CW
• Ryu HS
• Kim CD
• Jeen YT
• Lee HS
• Aum JS

Abstract

Despite the marked decrease in frequency of tuberculosis in the world by advent of effective chemotherapy, gastrointestinal tuberculosis is relatively frequent in developing countries, Tuberculosis of the gallbladder is rarely reported in the literature. Definitive diagnosis will require surgical biopsy because of inconsistent clinical findings. Recently, we experienced a case of gallbladder tuberculosis, masquering as a carcinoma of gallbladder, and diagnostic confirmation was attained by histologic findings of laparoscopic biopsy and surgical specimen. A 69-year-old woman was admitted with right upper quadrant pain. Abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed a 2*2 cm sized soft tissue mass at the neck portion of the gallbladder. Cholecystectomy was done and the surgical specimen revealed tuberculosis of the gallbladder.

Keyword

Gallbladder tuberculosis

MeSH Terms

Aged
Biopsy
Cholecystectomy
Developing Countries
Diagnosis
Drug Therapy
Female
Gallbladder*
Humans
Neck
Tuberculosis*
Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal
Ultrasonography