Abstract

Amyloidosis is a rare disease involving the deposition of organised insoluble proteins in various body viscera, with the disease further classified into different subtypes. In exceedingly rare cases the literature has reported the presence of amyloid deposition in the gallbladder. We described the first documented case of wild-type transthyretin systemic amyloidosis involving the gallbladder, occurring in a 91-year-old female who presented with acute cholecystitis.

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