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VESICULA BILIAR PORCELANIZADA [1 record]

Record 1 2023-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
CONT

Porcelain gallbladder refers to extensive calcium encrustation of the gallbladder wall. The term has been used to emphasize the blue discolouration and brittle consistency of the gallbladder wall at surgery but is often an incidental finding on multiple different imaging modalities.

Key term(s)
  • porcelain gall bladder

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
CONT

Vésicule porcelaine : des inflammations récurrentes de la vésicule biliaire entraînent la calcification complète de sa paroi interne.

OBS

Pluriel : des vésicules porcelaine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas
CONT

La tomografía computarizada puede ayudar a determinar si la vesícula biliar está calcificada o rodeada por una capa de calcio. Esta afección se conoce como vesícula biliar porcelanizada y puede ser causada por el crecimiento de células cancerosas.

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