precancer
Porcelain gallbladder
Porcelain is a of the gallbladder believed to be brought on by excessive , although the exact cause is not clear. As with disease in general, this condition occurs mostly in overweight female patients of middle age. It is a morphological of . scarring of the wall, combined with dystrophic calcification within the wall transforms the gallbladder into a porcelain-like . Removal of the gallbladder () is the recommended treatment.
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