"Limey bile" is?
Ans. (c) Like toothpaste emulsion in the gall bladderRef: Harrison 18th ed/2622* It is a complication of chronic cholecystitis.* Calcium salts in the lumen of the gall bladder in sufficient concentration may produce calcium precipitation and diffuse, hazy opacification of bile or a layering effect on plain abdominal radiography.* This so called limey bile or milk of calcium bile, is usually clinically innocuous but cholecystectomy is recommended, especially when it occurs in a hydropic gall bladder.* In the entity called porcelain gall bladder, calcium salt deposition within the wall of a chronically inflamed gall bladder may be detected on the plain abdominal film.
Present in the CBD
Thin and clear
Like toothpaste emulsion in the gall bladder
Bacteria rich
Miscellaneous (Gall Bladder & Bile Ducts)