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INTRODUCTION: Helicobacter species have recently been found to be associated with some diseases of the biliary tree but this relationship remains unclear and further studies are required. The aim of this study was to determine the presence of H. pylori-type bacteria in patients with a diagnosis of chronic cholecystitis through histopathological study of surgical gallbladder specimens. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Surgical gallbladder specimens from patients with a diagnosis of chronic cholecystitis were examined histopathologically. The macroscopic characteristics of the specimens were identified. Histopathological slices were stained with hematoxylin-eosin and Giemsa. RESULTS: Of the 68 patients who underwent cholecystectomy, 56 (81%) were women and 12 (19%) were men. The mean age was 39.56+11.94 years. H. pylori-type bacteria were found in 6%. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study do not allow us to conclude that the presence of H. pylori-type bacteria is a major factor in the etiology and/or pathogenesis of chronic cholecystitis. In patients with chronic cholecystitis undergoing cholecystectomy included in the present study, the etiology of the disease may be more closely linked with the presence of gallstones.
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Cholecystitis/microbiology , Helicobacter Infections/microbiology , Helicobacter pylori/isolation & purification , Adult , Cholecystectomy , Cholecystitis/pathology , Cholecystitis/surgery , Cholelithiasis/microbiology , Cholelithiasis/surgery , Cholesterol/analysis , Chronic Disease , Female , Fibrosis , Gallbladder/chemistry , Gallbladder/microbiology , Gallbladder/pathology , Helicobacter Infections/pathology , Helicobacter Infections/surgery , Humans , Hypertrophy , Male , Middle Aged , Muscle, Smooth/microbiology , Muscle, Smooth/pathologyABSTRACT
El condrosarcoma de laringe es una de las neoplasias malignas de origen cartilaginoso menos frecuente dentro de la patología tumoral laríngea. Su localización más frecuente es en el cartílago cricoides siendo raro que se origine en el cartílado tiroides o aritenoides. Presentamos un caso de condrosarcoma de laringe originado en el cartílago tiroides. Se realizó una laringectomía total. Revisamos la literaura mundial con la finalidad de obtener mayor conocimiento acerca de este tipo de tumores y así ofrecer la mejor alternativa de tratamiento que produzca menor discapacidad para el paciente y disminuya la morbilidad terapéutica y los índices de mortalidad por esta patología