Items tagged “gallbladder”
109 results found
Case
Gallbladder polyp (MRI)
Published
19 Nov 2011
30% complete
MRI
Case
Adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder
Published
19 Nov 2011
42% complete
MRI
Article
Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis
Xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis (XGC) is an uncommon inflammatory disease of the gallbladder that may be difficult to differentiate from malignancy, both on imaging and pathologically. It is characterized by the presence of multiple intramural nodules.
Epidemiology
Xanthogranulomatous cholec...
Article
Gallbladder perforation
Gallbladder perforations are a serious complication of acute cholecystitis and represent an advanced stage of the disease. They tend to occur in an elderly and/or comorbid demographic and carry higher rates of morbidity and mortality.
Clinical presentation
Symptoms and clinical signs are varia...
Case
Gallbladder sludge (MRI)
Published
26 Apr 2012
74% complete
MRI
Case
Gallbladder wall thickening
Published
30 Apr 2012
88% complete
Ultrasound
Case
Segmentation of the gallbladder
Published
19 Jun 2012
86% complete
MRI
Case
Percutaneous cholecystostomy
Published
16 Jul 2012
72% complete
Ultrasound
Case
Segmental adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder
Published
23 Jul 2012
74% complete
MRI
Article
Gallstones
Gallstones, also called cholelithiasis, are concretions that may occur anywhere within the biliary system, most commonly within the gallbladder.
Terminology
Gallstones (cholelithiasis) describe stone formation at any point along the biliary tree. Specific names can be given to gallstones depe...
Case
Diffuse gallbladder wall thickening - hepatitis
Published
11 Dec 2012
68% complete
CT
Case
Porcelain gallbladder
Published
26 Dec 2012
65% complete
CT
Case
WES sign
Published
20 Feb 2013
72% complete
Ultrasound
Article
Wall-echo-shadow sign (ultrasound)
The wall-echo-shadow sign (also known as WES sign) is an ultrasonographic finding within the gallbladder fossa referring to the appearance of a "wall-echo-shadow":
a curvilinear hyperechogenic line representing the gallbladder wall
a thin hypoechoic space representing a small amount of bi...
Case
Gallbladder carcinoma
Published
25 Mar 2013
65% complete
CT
Article
Sonographic Murphy sign
Sonographic Murphy sign is defined as maximal abdominal tenderness from the pressure of the ultrasound probe over the visualized gallbladder 1,2. It is a sign of local inflammation around the gallbladder along with right upper quadrant pain, tenderness, and/or a mass 2.
It is one of the most im...
Case
Cholelithiasis
Published
27 Jun 2013
77% complete
CT
Case
Adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder (histology)
Published
03 Sep 2013
88% complete
Pathology
Article
5-F risk factors for cholelithiasis (mnemonic)
The 5-F rule refers to risk factors for the development of cholelithiasis in the event of upper abdominal pain:
fair: more prevalent in the Caucasian population 1
fat: BMI >30 kg/m2 and hyperlipidemia 3,4
female
fertile: one or more children
forty: age ≥40 years
cholelithiasis can occur in...
Article
Gangrenous cholecystitis
Gangrenous cholecystitis is the most common complication of acute cholecystitis, affecting ~15% (range 2-30%) of patients.
Epidemiology
Risk factors
male
increasing age
delayed surgery
cardiovascular disease
diabetes mellitus
systemic inflammatory response syndrome 5
Pathology
Gangren...
Unable to process the form. Check for errors and try again.