Pseudodivertikel der Gallenblase
Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses are diverticula of the gallbladder wall which may be microscopic or macroscopic. Histologically, they are outpouchings of gallbladder mucosa that sit within the gallbladder muscle layer.
Related pathology
They are not of themselves considered abnormal, but may be associated with cholecystitis and adenomyomatosis. Additionally, Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses have been known to mimic gallbladder adenocarcinoma, however are generally incidental findings .
History and etymology
The Rokitansky-Aschoff sinus is named after the two pathologists who initially discovered them:
- Baron Karl Freiherr von Rokitansky (1804-1878), Czech pathologist in Vienna, Austria
- Karl Albert Ludwig Aschoff (1866-1942), pathologist in Bonn, Germany
- described the Aschoff body of rheumatic heart disease
- invented the term "endothelial system"
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