metaplasia of the gallbladder mucosa

Types

 intestinal metaplasia of the gallbladder mucosa
 gastric gland of the gallbladder

• pyloric metaplasia

 squamous metaplasia of the gallbladder mucosa
 bone metaplasia of the gallbladder mucosa
 cartimaginous metaplasia of the gallbladder mucosa

Etiology

Gallbladder metaplastic changes appear to be more frequent in cases of micro-lithiasis and seem to be associated with a chronic thickening of the gallbladder wall.

See also

 metaplasia
 gallbladder anomalies

Open references

 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3881986/