Gallbladder wall thickening
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
A thickened gallbladder wall measures more than 3 mm, typically has a layered appearance at sonography, and frequently contains a hypodense layer of subserosal edema that mimics pericholecystic fluid at CT
Differential diagnosis of Gallbladder wall thickening
- Acute cholecystitis
- Chronic cholecystitis
- Gallbladder adenocarcinoma
- Adenomyomatosis
- Cirrhosis
- Hepatitis
- Congestive heart failure
- Hypoproteinemia
Diagnosis
References
- van Breda Vriesman, Adriaan C., Engelbrecht, Marc R., Smithuis, Robin H. M., Puylaert, Julien B. C. M. Diffuse Gallbladder Wall Thickening: Differential Diagnosis. Am. J. Roentgenol. 2007 188: 495-501.
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