Milk of calcium gallbladder - limy bile syndrome: an unusual cause for acute cholecystitis

ABSTRACT

A rare disorder in which accumulation of calcium salts in the gallbladder leads to the formation of a whitish substance known as the milk of calcium gallbladder or limy bile syndrome. We report such a case which presented as acute cholecystitis. The diagnosis was done by plain X-ray and ultrasonography [USG] of the abdomen and laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed. The pathogenesis for such a case is also discussed