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CT scan images demonstrating the calcified wall of the gallbladder consistent with a porcelain gallbladder (A). Pericholecystic fluid and stranding (A and B) demonstrate cholecystitis. The presence of air within the wall and lumen of gallbladder is consistent with emphysematous cholecystitis (C). Air is also seen tracking along the hepatic hilum (D).
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A contrast-enhanced computer tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen and pelvis demonstrated a calcified porcelain gallbladder and with features of emphysematous cholecystitis (Fig. 1).
Intraoperative images demonstrating an inflamed porcelain gallbladder.
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Laparoscopy revealed an acutely inflamed porcelain gallbladder (Fig. 2).
Surgical specimen demonstrating the calcified brittle wall of the porcelain gallbladder.
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Histological examination of the resected gallbladder demonstrated features of inflammation with dystrophic calcification of the gallbladder wall (Fig. 3).