A case of eosinophilic cholecystitis: Radiologic-pathologic correlation

Kiyohito Yamamoto, MD, PhD; Kazuhiro Yamamoto, MD, PhD; Atsushi Takeshita, MD, PhD; Koji Komeda, MD, PhD; Akira Imoto, MD, PhD; Keigo Osuga, MD, PhD

Radiology Case Reports (Oct 2024)

A case of eosinophilic cholecystitis: Radiologic-pathologic correlation

Kiyohito Yamamoto, MD, PhD,
Kazuhiro Yamamoto, MD, PhD,
Atsushi Takeshita, MD, PhD,
Koji Komeda, MD, PhD,
Akira Imoto, MD, PhD,
Keigo Osuga, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Kiyohito Yamamoto, MD, PhD: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2-7, Daigakumachi, Takatsuki-City, Osaka 569-8686, Japan; Corresponding author.
Kazuhiro Yamamoto, MD, PhD: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2-7, Daigakumachi, Takatsuki-City, Osaka 569-8686, Japan
Atsushi Takeshita, MD, PhD: Department of Pathology, Moriguchikeijinkai Hospital, 2-47-12, Yagumo Higashimachi, Moriguchi-City, Osaka 570-0021, Japan
Koji Komeda, MD, PhD: Department of General and Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2-7, Daigakumachi, Takatsuki-City, Osaka 569-8686, Japan
Akira Imoto, MD, PhD: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2-7, Daigakumachi, Takatsuki-City, Osaka 569-8686, Japan
Keigo Osuga, MD, PhD: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 2-7, Daigakumachi, Takatsuki-City, Osaka 569-8686, Japan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 19, no. 10
pp. 4173 – 4176

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Eosinophilic cholecystitis (EC) is a rare condition that is characterized by eosinophilic infiltration in the gallbladder wall. We report the case of a 35-year-old woman who presented with unremitting right upper quadrant pain for 1 month. Computed tomography showed a strongly enhanced inner layer of the gallbladder wall. Magnetic resonance imaging of the same area showed low signal intensity on T2-weighted imaging. Cholecystectomy was performed, and histological examination of the surgical specimen revealed >100 eosinophils per high-power field in the inner subserosal layer. The area of these histological findings corresponded to the strongly enhanced inner layer of the gallbladder wall identified on computed tomography.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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