A rare presentation of Gall bladder stone

Gallbladder stone rare variety –

Sometimes, due to very thick mucus as content of gall bladder, the stones appear as if suspended in air.

Gallstones are hardened deposits of digestive fluid that can form in your gallbladder. Your gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ on the right side of your abdomen, just beneath your liver. The gallbladder holds a digestive fluid called bile that’s released into the small intestine.

Gallstones range in size from as small as a grain of sand to as large as a lemon. Some people develop just one gallstone, while others develop many gallstones at the same time.

People who experience symptoms from their gallstones usually require gallbladder removal surgery. Gallstones that don’t cause any signs and symptoms typically don’t need treatment.

MUCOCELE of gall bladder is a sort of complicated gall bladder stone disease.

The variety of presentation of gall stone disease – from mild to severe…..

Asymptomatic

Dyspepsia

Cholecystitis

Mucocele gall bladder

Empyema Gall bladder

Choledocholithiasis – obstructive jaundice due to stone slipping into the bile duct

Gall stone pancreatitis

Cancer of Gall bladder

Complications of gallstones may include:

• Inflammation of the gallbladder. A gallstone that becomes lodged in the neck of the gallbladder can cause inflammation of the gallbladder (cholecystitis). Cholecystitis can cause severe pain and fever.
• Blockage of the common bile duct. Gallstones can block the tubes (ducts) through which bile flows from your gallbladder or liver to your small intestine. Severe pain, jaundice and bile duct infection can result.
• Blockage of the pancreatic duct. The pancreatic duct is a tube that runs from the pancreas and connects to the common bile duct just before entering the duodenum. Pancreatic juices, which aid in digestion, flow through the pancreatic duct.A gallstone can cause a blockage in the pancreatic duct, which can lead to inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis). Pancreatitis causes intense, constant abdominal pain and usually requires hospitalization.
• Gallbladder cancer. People with a history of gallstones have an increased risk of gallbladder cancer. But gallbladder cancer is very rare, so even though the risk of cancer is elevated, the likelihood of gallbladder cancer is still very small.