Asymptomatic metachronous metastatic renal cell adenocarcinoma to the gallbladder

Summary A case of asymptomatic metachronous metastatic unilateral renal cell adenocarcinoma to the gallbladder detected five years after resection of the primary renal neoplasm is reported here. The lesion was diagnosed by contrast enhancement of a gallbladder mass on abdominal computerized tomography scan and by color Doppler sonographic study of the gallbladder, both of which demonstrated the vascular supply to the intraluminal gallbladder mass. The biological behavior of renal cell adenocarcinoma is reviewed. Guidelines for the evaluation of intraluminal gallbladder masses are suggested.     

胆道穿孔的诊治体会

目的探讨胆道穿孔的病因、诊断及处理措施。方法对1985-2003年收治的41例胆道穿孔病例进行回顾性分析。结果41例均行手术治疗，2例死亡，其余均治愈。结论胆道在感染和梗阻情况下容易发生胆道穿孔，胆囊疾病合并胆管疾病并发感染时易发生胆囊穿孔，治疗胆道穿孔应根据病变和其并发症采用不同的手术治疗措施。     

Localized wall thickening of the gallbladder mimicking a neoplasm

Clinical diagnosis of chronic cholecystitis is made based on diffuse hyperechoic thickening of the gallbladder wall as shown by ultrasonographic examination. We herein report three cases of chronic cholecystitis showing localized hypoechoic thickening of the gallbladder wall that mimicked gallbladder cancer by ultrasonography. Histologically, hypertrophy of the muscularis propria was a common characteristic finding in these three patients. A smooth surface of the inner hypoechoic layer of the thickened wall was considered to be a reliable finding in the differential diagnosis between this type of chronic cholecystitis and gallbladder cancer.     

人胎儿胃液、胆汁及胃粘膜、胆囊组织胃动素水平及其相关性

作者采用特异性胃动素(MTL)抗体,通过放射免疫法,对8例16～40周龄的人胎儿胃液、胆汁及胃粘膜、胆囊组织MTL含量进行探测。结果显示:MTL含量胃液为46.00±12.87pmol/L,胆汁为29.89±15.45Pmol/L;胃粘膜为1.34±0.45pmol/g,胆囊为0.87±0.32pmol/g.胃液、胃粘膜MTL含量分别高于胆汁及胆囊MTL水平(P<0.05)。相关分析显示:胃液与胃粘膜MTL含量,胆汁与胆囊MTL含量均呈显著正相关(N=8,r=0.8933,P<0.01;N=8,r=0.9016,P<0.01)。胃粘膜MTL含量与胎龄增长也呈显著正相关(N=8,r=0.7321,P<0.05)。     

Systemic chemotherapy using cisplatin plus 5-fluorouracil for inoperable gallbladder cancer

We report a case of advanced gallbladder cancer in a 37-year-old man who presented in June 1993 with malignant obstructive jaundice. After percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage and several diagnostic imaging examinations, the patient underwent laparotomy under a diagnosis of extremely advanced gallbladder cancer involving the confluence of the hepatic ducts. The tumor, however, was judged to be unresectable because of its massive spread into the liver along Glisson's sheath, and because of histologically proven peritoneal dissemination. After exploratory laparotomy, one course of anticancer chemotherapy (cisplatin, 100 mg/body IV, on day 1, and 5-fluorouracil, 1000 mg/body, on days 1–5, by continuous infusion) was administered and the completely obstructed hepatic duct was dramatically re-canalized. Four courses of chemotherapy were administered over a 16-month period until jaundice recurred. For these 16 months, the patient's quality of life was well maintained without biliary drainage. He died of increased peritoneal dissemination approximately 2 years after the first course of anticancer chemotherapy.     

胆囊息肉样病变23例分析

我院自1969年7月至1990年7月,收治各种类型的胆道系统疾病共2018例,施行胆囊切除和胆总管切开取石以及其他各种胆道手术等共1821例,其中发现胆囊息肉样病变23例,术后经病理检查证实,其发病率占1.14%.23例胆囊息肉样病变同时并发急性胆囊炎、慢性胆囊炎、胆囊炎合并结石、胆囊出血、胆囊息肉癌变等并发症.本文着重讨论了并发症的原因,诊断方法以及如何治疗等问题.作者认为该病在胆道系统疾病中占有重要的地位,也是胆道系统中一种特殊的疾病.     

胆囊鳞癌6例报告

目的：探讨胆囊鳞癌的发病情况、特点、诊断、治疗、预后及预防。方法：结合有关文献复习分析6例胆囊鳞癌的病例。结果：5例行手术治疗，术后两月内死亡3例，另两例至今存活，分别为术后8个月，3个月。1例行B超引导穿刺活检，入院后两周死亡。结论：胆囊鳞癌早期无特异症状，诊断时多已属晚期，手术效果较差。早期诊断、根治性手术有助于胆囊鳞癌的预后。     

Incomplete excision of the gallbladder during laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Dissection and transection of the cystic duct close to the gallbladder has been advocated as a means of avoiding common bile injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). We present three cases in which inadequate identification of the gallbladder—cystic duct junction resulted in incomplete cholecystectomy. In two patients an unsecured gallbladder infundibulum presented as cystic duct leaks and one patient developed recurrent symptomatic cholelithiasis. These cases emphasize the need for complete dissection and visualization of the cystic duct at the gallbladder prior its division and secure ligation during LC.     

Gallbladder adenocarcinoma arising in Rokitansky–Aschoff sinus

Carcinoma arising from Rokitansky–Aschoff sinus (RAS) is extremely rare; only eight cases have been reported in the literature. Herein is reported a case of minute adenocarcinoma arising in RAS. A 77‐year‐old Japanese man with gallbladder stones underwent cholecystectomy. A tiny submucosal tumor (1 cm × 1 cm) was incidentally recognized. Histologically, the submucosal tumor was located in the subserosa and, to a lesser extent, in the fibromuscular layer. It was adenocarcinoma. RAS were recognized within the tumor, and there was a gradual transition between RAS and the adenocarcinoma. Mucin histochemistry indicated neutral and acidic mucins in the cytoplasm and lumens of the adenocarcinoma cells. Immunohistochemistry showed that the adenocarcinoma cells were positive for cytokeratin, epithelial membrane antigen, carbohydrate antigen 19‐9, K‐i67 (labeling = 80%), MUC1, MUC5AC and MUC6. In contrast, the adenocarcinoma cells were negative for CEA, c‐erbB2, p53 protein, MUC2 and CD10. In summary, minute subserosal adenocarcinoma, which arose in RAS, was found incidentally; therefore careful examination of resected gallbladders is necessary.     

Cystic duct and Heister's "valves"

The anatomy and physiology of the cystic duct have been relatively neglected by anatomists and the function of the spiral mucosal folds or "valves" of Heister, first described in 1732, remains obscure. The gross and microscopic anatomy of the cystic duct is reviewed together with results from laboratory investigations into the function of the cystic duct and its spirally arranged folds. The duct and spiral folds contain muscle fibers responsive to pharmacologic, hormonal, and neural stimuli. There is, however, no convincing evidence of a discrete muscular sphincter within the duct. Although the cystic duct is unlikely to play a major role in gallbladder filling and emptying, it appears to function as more than a passive conduit. Coordinated, graded muscular activity in the cystic duct in response to hormonal and neural stimuli may facilitate gallbladder emptying. The principal function of the internal spiral folds that are found in man and other animals may be to preserve patency of this narrow, tortuous tube rather than to regulate bile flow.