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*** Gallstones or sludge
*** Gallstones or sludge
***Pericholecystic fluid
***Pericholecystic fluid
*Advantages of ultrasound:
**Noninvasive
**Quick and readily available
**Relatively inexpensive
*Limitations:
**Poor visualization with intraluminal gas between probe and gallbladder


==References==
==References==
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Furqan M M. M.B.B.S[2]

Overview

Ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis. Findings on an ultrasound diagnostic of acute cholecystitis include thickened gallbladder, gallstones or sludge, and pericholecystic fluid.

Ultrasound

  • Transabdominal ultrasonography is the gold standard for the diagnosis of gallstones.[1][2][3][4]
    • Findings on an transabdominal ultrasonography diagnostic of acute cholecystitis include:
      • Thickened gallbladder (>4 mm)
      • Gallstones or sludge
      • Pericholecystic fluid
  • Advantages of ultrasound:
    • Noninvasive
    • Quick and readily available
    • Relatively inexpensive
  • Limitations:
    • Poor visualization with intraluminal gas between probe and gallbladder

References

  1. "Gallbladder, Cholecystitis, Acute - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf".
  2. Foard DE, Haber AH (1970). "Physiologically normal senescence in seedlings grown without cell division after massive gamma-irradiation of seeds". Radiat. Res. 42 (2): 372–80. PMID 5442405.
  3. Knab LM, Boller AM, Mahvi DM (2014). "Cholecystitis". Surg. Clin. North Am. 94 (2): 455–70. doi:10.1016/j.suc.2014.01.005. PMID 24679431.
  4. Gomes CA, Junior CS, Di Saverio S, Sartelli M, Kelly MD, Gomes CC, Gomes FC, Corrêa LD, Alves CB, Guimarães SF (2017). "Acute calculous cholecystitis: Review of current best practices". World J Gastrointest Surg. 9 (5): 118–126. doi:10.4240/wjgs.v9.i5.118. PMC 5442405. PMID 28603584.