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Please explain what it means when a person has a calcified gallbladder? is it dangerous?

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Dr. Mark Pack answered

Specializes in General Surgery

Possibly: A porcelain gallbladder is the calcification of the gallbladder. The exact cause is not clear. It is a variant of chronic cholecystitis. Inflammation causes the gallblader to thicken and calcium builds up within the wall of the gallbladder. Porcelain gallbladder is associated with gallbladder cancer. Treatment is to remove the gallbladder.

Answered 2/18/2014

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