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| History of Illness | Description of Specimen | Comment |
This specimen shows a gallbladder with a thickened, fibrotic wall (indicative of chronic inflammation), with a gallstone obstructing the gallbladder outlet (cystic duct). This has resulted in acute inflammation of the gallbladder (cholecystitis), with pus filling the organ (empyema). This is a Java image map - position the mouse over areas of interest, and a brief description will appear in a pop-up text box.
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