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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Furqan M M. M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis. Findings on an ultrasound diagnostic of acute cholecystitis include thickened gallbladder, gallstones or sludge, and pericholecystic fluid.
Ultrasound
- Transabdominal ultrasonography is the gold standard for the diagnosis of gallstones.[1][2][3][4]
- Findings on an transabdominal ultrasonography diagnostic of acute cholecystitis include:
- Thickened gallbladder (>4 mm)
- Gallstones or sludge
- Pericholecystic fluid
- Findings on an transabdominal ultrasonography diagnostic of acute cholecystitis include:
- Advantages of ultrasound:
- Noninvasive
- Quick and readily available
- Relatively inexpensive
- Limitations:
- Poor visualization with intraluminal gas between probe and gallbladder
References
- ↑ "Gallbladder, Cholecystitis, Acute - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf".
- ↑ Foard DE, Haber AH (1970). "Physiologically normal senescence in seedlings grown without cell division after massive gamma-irradiation of seeds". Radiat. Res. 42 (2): 372–80. PMID 5442405.
- ↑ Knab LM, Boller AM, Mahvi DM (2014). "Cholecystitis". Surg. Clin. North Am. 94 (2): 455–70. doi:10.1016/j.suc.2014.01.005. PMID 24679431.
- ↑ Gomes CA, Junior CS, Di Saverio S, Sartelli M, Kelly MD, Gomes CC, Gomes FC, Corrêa LD, Alves CB, Guimarães SF (2017). "Acute calculous cholecystitis: Review of current best practices". World J Gastrointest Surg. 9 (5): 118–126. doi:10.4240/wjgs.v9.i5.118. PMC 5442405. PMID 28603584.