Pulse Granulomas of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Gallbladder: Report of Five Cases

Table 1

Case summary.

Age, gender	Location of pulse granuloma	Underlying pathology	Preoperative impression
72, F	Colon at 55 cm, lamina propria	Unknown; no resection performed	Malignancy
62, F	Sigmoid colon, muscularis propria	Diverticular disease	Diverticular abscess
52, M	Appendix and ileosigmoid fistula, subserosa	Diverticular disease	Perforated sigmoid diverticulitis
59, M	Sigmoid colon, muscularis propria	Diverticular disease	Diverticulitis
66, M	Gallbladder, muscularis propria	Cholelithiasis; Chronic cholecystitis; Cholecystocolonic fistula	Gallbladder mass