Focal gallbladder wall thickening (differential)
Focal gallbladder wall thickening is an imaging finding that includes both benign and malignant etiologies.
- cholecystoses
- masses
- gallbladder polyps
- gallbladder carcinoma: look for infiltration into adjacent organs, metastases, lymphadenopathy, bile duct dilatation
- leiomyosarcoma 1
- metastases to the gallbladder: rare
- benign tumors (e.g. adenoma, papilloma, villous hyperplasia, fibroadenoma) 1
- cholecystitis (acute or chronic)
- gallbladder sludge (tumefactive sludge): if adherent to wall, may mimic mass
- varices
- parasitic granuloma (Ascaris lumbricoides) 1
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Ultrasound - gallbladder
- ultrasound (introduction)
- gallbladder ultrasound
- diffuse gallbladder wall thickening (differential)
- focal gallbladder wall thickening (differential)
- gallstones
- gallbladder sludge
- acute cholecystitis
- chronic cholecystitis
- gallbladder polyp
- gallbladder cholecystoses
- porcelain gallbladder
- gallbladder carcinoma
- gallbladder metastases
- gallbladder lymphoma
- gallbladder volvulus / torsion
- variants
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