Open AccessGallbladder tuberculosis: False-positive PET diagnosis of gallbladder cancer
Author(s) -
J.M. Ramia
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i40.6559
Subject(s) - gallbladder , medicine , gallbladder cancer , positron emission tomography , tuberculosis , gallbladder disease , radiology , cancer , gastroenterology , pathology
Gallbladder tuberculosis (GT) is an extremely rare disease, and very few cases have been reported in the literature. The first case of GT was described in 1870 by Gaucher. A correct preoperative diagnosis of GT is unusual, and it is frequently confused with various gallbladder diseases. We present a new case of a patient who underwent surgery with the preoperative diagnosis of gallbladder cancer after a false positive positron emission tomography scan in the diagnostic work-up.