Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Takashi Kawamata

Publications

• Case Report
  A Case of Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis with High CA19-9 Levels that Normalized Post-Cholecystectomy
  Author(s): Tomoya Iida, Takeya Adachi, Suguru Nakagaki, Takashi Yabana, Akira Goto, Yoshihiro Kondo, Takashi Kawamata, Takuji Ota, Yoshito Watanabe, Hayato Echizenya, Hiroshi Gondo and Kiyoshi KasaiTomoya Iida, Takeya Adachi, Suguru Nakagaki, Takashi Yabana, Akira Goto, Yoshihiro Kondo, Takashi Kawamata, Takuji Ota, Yoshito Watanabe, Hayato Echizenya, Hiroshi Gondo and Kiyoshi Kasai
  
  The patient was an 81-year-old male. His blood tests revealed a mild hepatic dysfunction and an abnormally high Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (2,830 U/ml). Ultrasonography, contrast-enhanced computed tomography and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography were carried out, and showed that the gallbladder was filled with microcalculi, that the gallbladder was enlarged, and that the gallbladder wall had thickened; however, no calculi were found in the common bile duct, and positron emission tomography was performed for the detection of malignancies but the findings were poor; therefore, the condition was diagnosed as calculous cholecystitis, and cholecystectomy was performed. The pathological findings indicated a xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis, and the levels of Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 returned to normal immediately after surgery. The immunostaining of Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 show.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.1000710

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