Pseudothickening caused by the normal postprandial state of the contracted gallbladder is also extremely common 5.
Causes of gallbladder wall thickening on ultrasound.
Edematous thickening of the gallbladder wall longitudinal edematous thickening of the gallbladder wall longitudinal.
Liver cirrhosis hepatitis and congestive right heart failure are relatively frequent causes.
Edematous thickening of the gallbladder wall in a patient with cardiac failure and ascites.
The case on the left is a patient with liver cirrhosis.
There is also some thickened bile and there are gallstones.
The secondary gallbladder wall thickening is presumably due to elevated portal venous pressure and decreased intravascular osmotic pressure.
Postprandial physiological state pseudothickening gallbladder overall decompressed.
The diagnosis is made on imaging studies.
Common causes of bladder wall thickening include.
Thickening of the gallbladder wall usually considered 3 mm is a non specific sign of various conditions.
Diffuse thickening of the gallbladder wall can occur in a number of situations.
In general most pathological processes affecting the gallbladder will cause thickening either due to inflammation or due to precipitation of bile contents due to prolonged stasis.
Treatment strategies are based on the cause of the wall thickening.
Thus for all non emergent exams a fasting period of 6 12 hours fewer or none in children is advised to achieve maximal gallbladder distension.