Hepatobiliary Surgery

Question 1

What is the microscopic assessment of gallbladder in recurrent cholecystitis due to gallstones?

Answer 1

Aschoff-Rokitansky sinuses, which is the result of hyperplasia and herniation of epithelial cells through the fibromuscular layer of the gallbladder wall.

Question 2

What is a Klatskin tumour?

Answer 2

Hilar cholangiocarcinoma.

cancer of the biliary tree, which occurs at the confluence of the right and left hepatic bile ducts.