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Sonographic Patterns of the Gallbladder in Acute Viral Hepatitis
Author(s) -
Maresca Giulia,
De Gaetano Anna Maria,
Mirk Paola,
Colagrande Corrado,
Cauda Roberto,
Federico Giovanni
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.1870120305
Subject(s) - medicine , gallbladder , viral hepatitis , acute hepatitis , viral disease , hepatitis , virology , radiology , gastroenterology , virus
Abstract Ultrasound was used for a serial evaluation of gallbladder modifications in 61 patients with acute viral hepatitis during both the acute phase of the illness and recovery. Most of the patients studied within 7 days from the onset of symptoms and/or jaundice showed sonographic abnormalities of the gallbladder (increased wall thickness, reduced volume, abnormal bile content). A normal ultrasound pattern of the gallbladder was progressively restored during the clinical recovery in most of the patients. A statistical correlation was found between the gallbladder wall thickness and the alanine transferase index.