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These specimens are very common and could be classified as a [[ditzel]]. | These specimens are very common and could be classified as a [[ditzel]]. | ||
Cholecystectomies are usually done for [[chronic cholecystitis]] (increasingly common due to prevalence of [[obesity]]). Less common indications are [[acute cholecystitis]] and [[gallstones]] (may cause [[gallstone pancreatitis]], [[Mirizzi syndrome]]<ref name=pmid7914773>{{Cite journal | last1 = Hsu | first1 = YB. | last2 = Yu | first2 = SC. | last3 = Lee | first3 = PH. | last4 = Wei | first4 = TC. | title = An uncommon cause of biliary obstruction (Mirizzi syndrome): report of five cases. | journal = J Formos Med Assoc | volume = 93 | issue = 4 | pages = 314-9 | month = Apr | year = 1994 | doi = | PMID = 7914773 }}</ref>). | Cholecystectomies are usually done for [[chronic cholecystitis]] (increasingly common in western countries due to the increasing prevalence of [[obesity]]). Less common indications are [[acute cholecystitis]] and [[gallstones]] (may cause [[gallstone pancreatitis]], [[Mirizzi syndrome]]<ref name=pmid7914773>{{Cite journal | last1 = Hsu | first1 = YB. | last2 = Yu | first2 = SC. | last3 = Lee | first3 = PH. | last4 = Wei | first4 = TC. | title = An uncommon cause of biliary obstruction (Mirizzi syndrome): report of five cases. | journal = J Formos Med Assoc | volume = 93 | issue = 4 | pages = 314-9 | month = Apr | year = 1994 | doi = | PMID = 7914773 }}</ref>). | ||
==Specimen opening== | ==Specimen opening== | ||