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Lloyd A. Jacobs, MD; Tom R. DeMeester, MD; Joseph C. Eggleston, MD; Stanley I. Margulies, MD; George D. Zuidema, MD

AMA Arch Surg. 1972;104(2):193-194.

Abstract
Hyperplastic cholecystosis designates a disease entity characterized by a functional abnormality of the gallbladder without specific anatomic changes. Six patients with the radiological diagnosis of hyperplastic cholecystosis have been treated with cholecystectomy. All patients reported complete relief from vomiting, pain, and food intolerance. Cholecystectomy, therefore, appears to be indicated in the symptomatic patient with the radiological findings of hyperplastic cholecystosis.

Author Affiliations
Baltimore

From the departments of surgery (Drs. Jacobs, DeMeester, and Zuidema), pathology (Dr. Eggleston), and radiology (Dr. Margulies), the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication July 8, 1971.

Reprint requests to Johns Hopkins Hospital, 601 N Broadway, Baltimore 21205 (Dr. Zuidema).

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