Follicular Cholecystitis: Reappraisal of Incidence, Definition, and Clinicopathologic Associations in an Analysis of 2550 Cholecystectomies.

Burcu SakaBahar MemisIpek Erbarut SevenBurcin Pehlivanoglu Serdar BalciPelin BagciMichelle ReidNevra DursunOscar Tapia EscalanoJuan Carlos RoaJuan Carlos ArayaSo Yeon KongOlca BasturkJill KoshiolN Volkan Adsay

Published in: International journal of surgical pathology (2020)

Follicular cholecystitis is seen in 2% of cholecystectomies, typically in significantly older patients, suggesting a deranged immune response. A third of the patients reveal biopsy-proven gastritis. FC does not seem to be associated with autoimmunity, lymphoma, or obstructive pathologies.

Keyphrases

immune response
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
helicobacter pylori
prognostic factors
single cell
patient reported outcomes
celiac disease