Diseases of the Gallbladder

Part I. Introduction, Epidemiology, Laboratory examinations, Diagnostic methods and Pathology.- 1. Overview of diseases of the gallbladder.- 2. Laboratory examinations of diseases of the gallbladder.- 3. Pathology: benign and malignant diseases of the gallbladder.- 4. Imaging diagnosis of diseases of the gallbladder: US, CT and MRI.- 5. EUS of diseases of the gallbladder.- 6. Tissue acquisition of diseases of the gallbladder.- Part II. Up-to-date knowledges.- 1. Pathogenesis and treatment of gallbladder stones.- 2. Acalculous cholecystitis; diagnosis and treatment.- 3. Gallbladder lesions associated with IgG4 related disease.- 4. Gallbladder lesions in patients with APBDU.- 5. Dyskinesia of the gallbladder.- 6. Incidental gallbladder carcinoma.- Part. III Gallbladder cancer.- 1. Epidemiology.- 2. Risk factors.- 3. Gene mutations and its clinical significance.- 4. Staging by radiologic imagings.- 5. Role of PET/CT.- 6. Diagnostic strategies for early diagnosis.- 7. Recent advances of surgical treatment.- 8. Neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy.- 9. Role of radiation therapy.- 10. Patterns of recurrence and its effective treatment.- Part IV. Current issues.- 1. Polypoid lesions and wall thickening of the gallbladder.- Differential diagnosis by imaging between benign and malignant lesion.- Role of EUS.- Diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm.- 2. Prophylactic cholecystectomy in patients with concomitant gallstones after removal of CBD stone by ERCP.- 3. Drainage of the gallbladder: PTGBD vs Endoscopic drainage.- PTGBD.- Endoscopic drainage of the gallbladder.- Part V. Future perspective.- 1. Future perspective.