Chronic Cholecystitis : Metaplastic Changes

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Intestinal Metaplasia in Chronic Cholecystitis: Intestinal metaplasia is seen less frequently than antral metaplasia in gallbladder mucosa in chronic cholecystitis. The lining epithelium may show absorptive columnar cells, goblet cells, Paneth cells and endocrine cells. Image courtesy of: Dr. Jian-Hua Qiao; used with permission.