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The Mucocele of the Gallbladder

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The gallbladder polyps are a common finding during ultrasonography but only in rare cases they may be a cancer. When a polyp is greater than 1 cm, the cholecystectomy is usually performed. In these images, a polyp of 4 cm corresponding to a collection of mucus (mucocele) is reported. This unusual polyp of the gallbladder was caused by heterotopic intestinal mucosa.

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  1. Department of Surgery, A. Gemelli Medical School, Largo Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy

    Gennaro Clemente, Valeria Fico, Davide De Sio & Agostino Maria De Rose

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Clemente, G., Fico, V., De Sio, D. et al. The Mucocele of the Gallbladder. J Gastrointest Surg 21, 1366–1367 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-017-3399-9

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