Introduction, Epidemiology, Laboratory Examinations, Diagnostic Methods and Pathology
Front Matter
Pages 1-1
Overview of Diseases of the Gallbladder
Jae Bock Chung, Jae Uk Chong
Pages 3-11
Laboratory Examinations of Diseases of the Gallbladder
Jae Bock Chung, Jae Uk Chong
Pages 13-23
Pathology: Non-neoplastic and Neoplastic Diseases of the Gallbladder
Kenji Notohara, Hirohisa Kitagawa
Pages 25-43
Imaging Diagnosis of Diseases of the Gallbladder: US, CT, and MRI
Jin-Young Choi, Dong Ryul Chang
Pages 45-60
EUS of Diseases of the Gallbladder
Kazuo Inui, Hironao Miyoshi, Satoshi Yamamoto
Pages 61-67
Tissue Acquisition of Diseases of the Gallbladder: Percutaneous Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy
Toshiharu Ueki, Toru Maruo, Ken Kinjyo
Pages 69-73
Tissue Acquisition for Diagnosis of the Gallbladder Diseases: EUS-Guided Biopsy
Masayuki Kitano, Takashi Tamura
Pages 75-82
Up-to-Date Knowledges
Front Matter
Pages 83-83
Pathogenesis and Treatment of Gallbladder Stone
Dong Ki Lee, Sung Ill Jang
Pages 85-100
Acalculous Cholecystitis: Diagnosis and Treatment
Seung Woo Yi, Don Haeng Lee
Pages 101-109
IgG4-Related Cholecystitis
Takahiro Nakazawa, Shuya Simizu, Katsuyuki Miyabe, Itaru Naitoh
Pages 111-116
Gallbladder Lesions in Patients with Pancreaticobiliary Maljunction
Kensuke Yoshimoto, Terumi Kamisawa, Masataka Kikuyama, Yoshinori Igarashi
Pages 117-123
Dyskinesia of the Gallbladder
Seong Ji Choi, Chang Duck Kim
Pages 125-134
Incidental Gallbladder Carcinoma
Jae Uk Chong, Jin Ho Lee, Kuk Hwan Kwon
Pages 135-143
Gallbladder Cancer
Front Matter
Pages 145-145
Epidemiology
Jin Heon Lee
Pages 147-155
Risk Factors
Jeong Hun Seo
Pages 157-169
Gene Mutations and Its Clinical Significance
Sang Hoon Lee, Seung Woo Park
Pages 171-177
Staging by Radiological Imaging
Kengo Yoshimitsu
Pages 179-189
Roles of PET/CT in Evaluating Gallbladder and Hepatobiliary Tumors
Motoki Nishimura, Nagara Tamaki, Shigenori Matsushima, Kei Yamada
Pages 191-197
Diagnostic Strategies for Early Diagnosis
Yoshiki Hirooka, Senju Hashimoto, Ryoji Miyahara
Pages 199-206
Recent Advances of Surgical Treatment for Gallbladder Carcinoma
Michiaki Unno
Pages 207-209
Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Chemotherapy
Seungmin Bang
Pages 211-214
Role of Radiation Therapy
Keiko Shibuya
Pages 215-225
Patterns of Recurrence and Its Effective Treatment
Junji Furuse
Pages 227-233
Current Issues: Polypoid Lesions and Wall Thickening of the Gallbladder
Front Matter
Pages 235-235
Differential Diagnosis of Benign and Malignant Lesions with Imaging
Yong Eun Chung
Pages 237-246
Role of EUS
Jae Hee Cho
Pages 247-253
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Algorithm: Polypoid Lesions of the Gallbladder
Woojin Lee
Pages 255-268
Imaging Features of Gallbladder Lesions Manifesting Wall Thickening
Dai Inoue, Akira Izumozaki
Pages 269-278
Current Issues: Prophylactic Cholecystectomy
Front Matter
Pages 279-279
Cholecystectomy in Patients with Concomitant Gallstones After Removal of CBD Stones by ERCP
Byung Kyu Park
Pages 281-290
Current Issues: Drainage of the Gallbladder: PTGBD Versus Endoscopic Drainage
Front Matter
Pages 291-291
Percutaneous Transhepatic Gallbladder Drainage (PTGBD)
Kwang-Hun Lee
Pages 293-297
Endoscopic Drainage of the Gallbladder: Endoscopic Transpapillary Gallbladder Drainage and Endoscopic Ultrasonography-Guided Gallbladder Drainage
Kenjiro Yamamoto, Takao Itoi
Pages 299-303
Future Perspective
Front Matter
Pages 305-305
Future Perspective
Jae Bock Chung, Jae Uk Chong, Jin-Young Choi, Kazuichi Okazaki
Pages 307-315

This book provides up-to-date information on all aspects of gallbladder disease. After an introductory section on laboratory findings, pathology, and diagnostic methods, it focuses on specific conditions and their management, covering gallbladder stones, acalculous cholecystitis, gallbladder lesions associated with IgG4-related disease and with anomalous pancreaticobiliary ductal union, and dyskinesia of the gallbladder. Moreover, it discusses incidental gallbladder carcinoma in detail, including epidemiology, risk factors, gene mutations, diagnostic imaging methods and treatment modalities. The book also features a section exploring important current issues, such as the diagnosis and therapy of polypoid lesions and gallbladder wall thickening, and the role of prophylactic cholecystectomy in patients with concomitant gallstones following removal of common bile duct stones by ERCP. It also compares endoscopic gallbladder drainage with percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage. Lastly, the book offers stimulating future perspectives.