A case of limy bile accompanied with gallbladder stones and common bile duct stone.
- Author:
Jae Hoon JUNG
1
;
Yoon Sae KANG
;
Yeon Soo KIM
;
Seok Hyun KIM
;
Byung Seok LEE
;
Heon Young LEE
;
Dae Young KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. midoctor@cnuh.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Limy bile;
Gallbladder stone;
Common bile duct stone
- MeSH:
Adult;
Bile*;
Calcium;
Calcium Carbonate;
Cholecystitis;
Common Bile Duct*;
Female;
Gallbladder*;
Hepatic Duct, Common;
Humans;
Salts
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2006;70(6):701-705
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Limy bile is a rare condition characterized by excessive precipitation of calcium carbonate in the gallbladder. It has been known a cause of cholecystitis. Churchman firtst reported a case of curious deposition of calcium salts within the gallbladder in 1911. The etiology of limy bile is unclear. Recently we experienced a 32-year-old woman who had a limy bile in the gallbladder, right hepatic duct, common hepatic duct with multiple gallbladder stones and common bile duct stone. We report this case with a review of literature.
