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Wall Thickening
Inflammation
With stone, pain, tenderness -> cholecystitis
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Wall Thickening
>3mm if measured
May be more helpful to look for inflammation
“fuzzy” wall
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Wall Thickening
Inflammation
With stone, pain, tenderness -> cholecystitis
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Wall Thickening
May be caused by other things:
Ascites
CHF
Pancreatitis
others
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Wall Thickening
May be caused by other things:
Ascites
CHF
Pancreatitis
others
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Pericholecystic Fluid
Late finding of inflammation
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Pericholecystic Fluid
Late finding of inflammation
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Cholecystitis
Gallstones
Sonographic Murphy’s sign
Wall thickening
Pericholecystic fluid
4/4: specific
1/4: sensitive
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Lessons
Introduction.
Normal Anatomy.
Gallstones.
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Cholecystitis
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Other I.
Other II.
Common Bile Duct I.
Common Bile Duct II.
Summing Up.
Author
Dr. Christopher Moore
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