Open AccessXanthogranulomatous appendicitis: A comprehensive literature review
Author(s) -
Sami Akbulut,
Khaled Demyati,
Cemalettin Koç,
Adem Tunçer,
Emrah Şahin,
M. Erkan Özcan,
Emine Şamdancı
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-9366
DOI - 10.4240/wjgs.v13.i1.76
Subject(s) - medicine , appendicitis , surgery , general surgery , appendix , paleontology , biology
Xanthogranulomatous inflammation is characterized histologically by a collection of lipid-laden macrophages admixed with lymphocytes, plasma cells, neutrophils, and often multinucleated giant cells with or without cholesterol clefts.