Korean J Gastroenterol.  2016 Jan;67(1):49-53. 10.4166/kjg.2016.67.1.49.

A Case of Ciliated Foregut Cyst of the Gallbladder

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. mhnho@dau.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Pathology, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
  • 3Department of General Surgery, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.

Abstract

Congenital cysts of the gallbladder are extremely rare, hence only a few ciliated foregut cysts of gallbladder have been reported. We report a case of a 20-year-old woman presenting with mild right upper quadrant abdominal discomfort, with normal levels of serum bilirubin and liver function tests. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed a well-defined cystic mass measured about 2 cm attached to the neck of gallbladder, with internal echogenic debris suggesting a complicated cyst, such as a hemorrhagic cyst. Abdominal computed tomography and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography revealed similar findings. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy showed a slightly distended gallbladder. The size of cyst on the neck was 1.6x1.2 cm, and it contained mucosa lined by ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium and underlying smooth muscle layers. Histopathology identified a ciliated foregut cyst of gallbladder.

Keyword

Foregut cyst; Congenital cyst; Gallbladder

MeSH Terms

Abdomen/diagnostic imaging
Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance
Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic
Cysts/diagnostic imaging/pathology/surgery
Female
Gallbladder/pathology/surgery
Gallbladder Diseases/*diagnosis
Humans
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography
Young Adult
Full Text Links
  • KJG
Actions
Cited
CITED
export Copy
Close
Share
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
Similar articles
Copyright © 2024 by Korean Association of Medical Journal Editors. All rights reserved.     E-mail: koreamed@kamje.or.kr