Accumulations of calcium carbonate in viscous intraluminal bile, mimicking the appearance of an oral cholecystogram is representative of __________.

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Milk of calcium is a radiopaque material that can form in the gallbladder when calcium salts precipitate in stagnant bile. This can present on imaging studies as an appearance similar to an oral cholecystogram, with a white, opaque coating over the gallbladder. Porcelain gallbladder, gallbladder carcinoma, and gallstone ileus are all separate conditions that do not involve the accumulation of calcium carbonate in bile.

Accumulations of Calcium Carbonate in Viscous Intraluminal Bile, Mimicking the Appearance