- xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis
- a type of chronic cholecystitis characterized by proliferative fibrosis and infiltration by lipid-laden macrophages; it is often accompanied by obstruction from gallstones.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis
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cholecystitis — Inflammation of the gallbladder. [chole + G. kystis, bladder, + itis, inflammation] acute c. inflammation and/or hemorrhagic necrosis, with variable infection, ulceration, and … Medical dictionary
