ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Management of Porcelain Gallbladder, Its Risk Factors, and Complications: A Review.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Missing Gallbladder: A Porcelain Surprise.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2026Article
- Porcelain gallbladder revisited.Journal of ultrasound · 2026Review
- Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting postoperative survival in gallbladder cancer.Translational gastroenterology and hepatology · 2026Article
- Asymptomatic gallstone disease: Re-evaluating the threshold for surgical options in the era of precision medicine.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2025Review
- Case Report: Clinical and histopathological findings of porcelain gallbladder in a dog.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Cholecystopathia chronica calcarea (Porcelain gall bladder): A case report from Nepal.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Article
- Environmental and Lifestyle Risk Factors in the Carcinogenesis of Gallbladder Cancer.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Review
- The Mitochondrial tRNAFrontiers in genetics · 2022Article
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Entirely Calcified Porcelain Gallbladder: Challenges, Management, and Literature Review.Journal of the West African College of SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
The porcelain gallbladder condition describes gallbladder calcification. While gallbladder calcification is believed to increase the risk of developing gallbladder cancer, recent reports have shown that the malignancy risk is much lower than previously reported. Symptomatic patients with porcelain gallbladder should be recommended for cholecystectomy, but the management of asymptomatic patients is debatable. Based on recent evidence, prophylactic cholecystectomy is not routinely recommended in all patients with porcelain gallbladder. From the assessment of the current literature, there are three essential factors in the management of patients with porcelain gallbladder: (1) symptoms or complications of gallbladder disease, (2) calcification pattern and (3) patient age and comorbidities. Patients who do not undergo cholecystectomy should be educated about the symptoms of gallbladder diseases, and a thorough discussion is essential between patients and clinicians.
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