Difference between revisions of "Gallbladder"

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*Wall thickening - due to edema and hemorrhage.
*Wall thickening - due to edema and hemorrhage.
*Gallstone(s) - classically obstructing the gallbladder neck.
*Gallstone(s) - classically obstructing the gallbladder neck.
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*The sonographic criterium for "thick" is greater than 3 mm.<ref name=pmid20223393>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Tsung | first1 = JW. | last2 = Raio | first2 = CC. | last3 = Ramirez-Schrempp | first3 = D. | last4 = Blaivas | first4 = M. | title = Point-of-care ultrasound diagnosis of pediatric cholecystitis in the ED. | journal = Am J Emerg Med | volume = 28 | issue = 3 | pages = 338-42 | month = Mar | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.12.003 | PMID = 20223393 }}</ref>


===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===