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Revision as of 07:56, 5 July 2013
Gallstone pancreatitis is generally a clinical diagnosis. It may be seen in the context of autopsy.
The treatment is cholecystectomy to avoid recurrence.
Microscopic - gallbladder
Features:[1]
- Aggregates of intraepithelial neutrophils ~ 60% of cases.
- Findings of chronic cholecystitis ~ 30% of cases.
- Findings of acute cholecystitis ~ 10% of cases.