Table 1.
Summary of imaging findings of xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis
Findings |
Diffuse or focal mural thickening |
Luminal surface enhancement |
Intramural fat |
Hypodense/hypoechoic nodules or bands |
Associations |
Cholelithiasis |
Choledocholithiasis |
Gallbladder carcinoma |
Complications |
Gallbladder perforation |
Abscesses |
Adhesions and fistulas to liver, duodenum, gatric outlet, colon (hepatic flexure/transverse colon) and anterior abdominal wall |