Adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder

Case contributed by Erik Ranschaert , 11 Nov 2010
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Bruno Di Muzio, 6 Oct 2015

Updates to Case Attributes

Presentation was changed:
acuteAcute pain in upper abdomen.
Body was changed:

Acute pancreatitis with incidental findings of adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder.

The pearl necklace sign alludes alludes to the characteristically curvilinear arrangement of multiple rounded hyperintense intraluminal cavities visualizedvisualised at T2-weighted MR imaging and MR cholangiopancreatography of adenomyomatosis.

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  • +<p>Acute pancreatitis with incidental findings of <a href="/articles/adenomyomatosis-of-the-gallbladder">adenomyomatosi</a><a href="/articles/adenomyomatosis-of-the-gallbladder">s</a> of the gallbladder.</p><p>The <a href="/articles/pearl-necklace-sign">pearl necklace sign</a> alludes to the characteristically curvilinear arrangement of multiple rounded hyperintense intraluminal cavities visualised at T2-weighted MR imaging and MR cholangiopancreatography of adenomyomatosis. </p>
Diagnostic Certainty was set to .

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was added:

These images are part of an MRCP examination. One of the most striking findings is the typical "pearl necklace sign" of the gallbladder. A mild fluid effusion is seen around the pancreas, typical for acute pancreatitis.

Images Changes:

Image MRI (T2 fat sat) ( update )

Perspective was set to Coronal.
Description was changed:
Cor T2 MRI of the upper abdomen These images are part of an MRCP examination.One of the most striking findings is the typical "pearl necklace sign" of the gallbladder.A mild fluid effusion is seen around the pancreas, typical for acute pancreatitis.

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