Presentation
Right upper quadrant pain.
Patient Data
Age: 55 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Gallbladder adenomyomatosis
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Moderate thickening of the gallbladder wall with a comet-tail artifact arising from the gallbladder wall. No gallstones are seen.
Case Discussion
Comet-tail artifact or comet tail reverberation artifacts are highly specific for adenomyomatosis, representing the unique acoustic signature of cholesterol crystals within the lumina of Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses.