Difference between revisions of "Gallbladder"
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***Normal gallbladder mucosa = smooth. | ***Normal gallbladder mucosa = smooth. | ||
*+/-Congestion/erythema. | *+/-Congestion/erythema. | ||
*+/-Wall thickening. | *+/-Wall thickening - typically ~ 6-7 mm.<ref name=pmid21879282>{{Cite journal | last1 = Kim | first1 = HJ. | last2 = Park | first2 = JH. | last3 = Park | first3 = DI. | last4 = Cho | first4 = YK. | last5 = Sohn | first5 = CI. | last6 = Jeon | first6 = WK. | last7 = Kim | first7 = BI. | last8 = Choi | first8 = SH. | title = Clinical usefulness of endoscopic ultrasonography in the differential diagnosis of gallbladder wall thickening. | journal = Dig Dis Sci | volume = 57 | issue = 2 | pages = 508-15 | month = Feb | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1007/s10620-011-1870-0 | PMID = 21879282 }}</ref> | ||
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*Wall thickening (due to congestion/edema) is the important gross finding in ''[[acute cholecystitis]]''. | *Wall thickening (due to congestion/edema) is the important gross finding in ''[[acute cholecystitis]]''. | ||
*Wall thickenss greater than 10 mm should raise the suspicion of malignancy.<ref name=pmid21879282/> | |||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||