Diseases of the Gall-bladder

Experience with Diseases of the Gall-Bladder

Diseases of the Liver, Gall-Bladder, and Biliary System

gastro-hepatic omentum?of such great practical importance to the surgeon?are clearly described and figured. The arrangement of mucous membrane at the commencement of the cystic duct is well shown in a diagram (after Testut), and it is enough to look at the diagram to see how easily a bougie used to explore the ducts may be caught by the so-called " spiral valve." Operations are described in det...

Diseases of the Gall-Bladder and Bile-Ducts

this, from the pen of a surgeon who has had a larger experience ?* the surgical treatment of the diseases of which it treats than other, is of very great value indeed. Mr. Mayo Robson "as had a remarkably successful series of operations for gallst?nes, and a surgeon with such a record is entitled to write ^th authority and may well be read with advantage. Surgical diseases of the liver, such as...

Torsion of the gall bladder.

Torsion of the gall bladder is an acute abdominal emergency hardly ever diagnosed pre-operatively. This is due largely to a lack of awareness of the existence of the condition, resulting in its rarely being entertained as a possibility in the differential diagnosis. A case is described and presented in relation to aetiology and treatment.

Eosinophilic Cholecystitis Associated with Papillary Hyperplasia of Gall Bladder

Eosinophilic cholecystitis (EC) is a rare entity that presents in a manner comparable to acute cholecystitis. The diagnosis is based on classical symptoms of cholecystitis with the presence of eosinophils (>90%) within the gallbladder. EC has been reported alone (idiopathic EC) or in combination with manifestations such as eosinophilic cholangitis, hypereosinophilic syndromes, and parasitic inf...