[Much ado about nothing].

Abstract

The professional routine often allows us to forget over time not only the name, but often also the pathology for which a patient has recovered from and treated for with much "love and dedication". However some cases contribute to the baggage of a good doctor's experience and become nearly "proverbial" in nature. A 50 year old woman, affected by chronic cholecystitis and under suspicion of neoplasia of the cholecyst, came studied and subordinated to cholecystectomy approximately a year ago. As per William Shakespeare's comedy "Much Ado About Nothing", also in this case numerous resources have been inefficiently used and precious diagnostic tools, instead of clearing our doubts and confirming the diagnosis, perhaps due to the lack of experience and also for the fear of the medical-legal reactions, they assumed otherwise. Now, thinking about this case, makes us smile. We shouldn't forget that, in accordance with what we remember from our Masters, often the most probable pathology is also that most frequent one.