Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting patient

 • Generalized edematous states: Congestive heart failure, Liver cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome, Pre-eclampsia

 • Inflammatory conditions: Acute & chronic cholecystitis, Cholangitis, Acute hepatitis, Pancreatitis, Perforated duodenal ulcer

 • Neoplastic: Gall bladder adenocarcinoma, Metastases

 • Miscellaneous: Adenomyomatosis, Cystic vein varices



Abhilash Koratala MD @NephroP



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