A Case of Ciliated Foregut Cyst of the Gallbladder.
- Author:
Ji Eun HAN
1
;
Myung Hwan NOH
;
Woo Jae KIM
;
Dong Kyun KIM
;
Hwa Seung NAM
;
Mee Sook NOH
;
Guan Woo KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Foregut cyst; Congenital cyst; Gallbladder
- MeSH: 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
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology 2016;67(1):49-53
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- 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.
