A Rare Case of Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis: Diagnostic Challenges and Surgical Management
Amine Maazouz, Youssef Ouazzani Touhami, Mahmoud Dabbagh, Hind Hablaj, Rania El Mohib, Mohamed Ihab Lechhab, Mohamed Bouzroud, Hakim EL Kaoui, Sidi Mohamed Bouchentouf & Mountassir Moujahid · Asian Journal of Case Reports in Surgery · 2026
Background: Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XGC) is a rare benign chronic inflammatory disease of the gallbladder characterised by destructive inflammation and xanthogranulomatous infiltration. Its clinical, radiological, and intraoperative resemblance to gallbladder carcinoma...