<p>A Rare Case of Simultaneous Intrahepatic and Porcelain Gallbladder: Case Report</p>

• DOI: 10.2147/imcrj.s261103
• Publication Date: 2020-07-14T20:22:16Z
• Authors: Ehsan Aliniagerdr...; Nazanin Ershadinia; Ghasem Bagherpor; Sepideh Babaniama...
• Keywords: Medicine (General); Case Report; intrahepatic; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; R5-920; 0302 clinical medicine; cholecystitis; porcelain; case report; International Medical Case Reports Journal; gallbladder

Intrahepatic gallbladder is a rare anomaly that is due to the failure of gallbladder migration from liver to its proper position. This condition increases the risk of cholelithiasis, hepatic abscess and cholangiocarcinoma. Calcification in the wall of the gallbladder, which is known as porcelain gallbladder, also increases the risk of malignancy. In this report a 47-year-old man presented at the emergency department with continuous right upper quadrant abdominal pain who was misdiagnosed with acute cholecystitis. During abdominal surgery, gallbladder was not detectable in its proper location. Therefore, the patient underwent enhanced abdominal computed tomography scan and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography and the results showed an intrahepatic porcelain gallbladder. In order to avoid future complications, intrahepatic gallbladder should always be considered in patients whose physical examination and radiologic findings do not match.