Description
The gall bladder has been opened to show a constriction which markedly reduces the internal
diameter of the organ. Alongside are some of the numerous small cholesterol stones found in the
gall bladder.
History
This man presented at the age of 18 with symptoms suggestive of cholelithiasis; the gall
bladder showed an hour-glass deformity and contained stones. Stones were also present in the
common duct.