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Gallbladder Wall Thickening in Acute Pyelonephritis
Author(s) -
Talarico Henry P.,
Rubens Deborah
Publication year - 1990
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.1990.18.8.653
Subject(s) - medicine , gallbladder , ascites , hypoalbuminemia , radiology , thickening , abdominal ultrasonography , cholecystography , gallbladder disease , cholecystectomy , ultrasound , ultrasonography , gastroenterology , chemistry , polymer science
Abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT) are frequently utilized in the assessment of patients with abdominal pain. During examination of the gallbladder, wall thickness is easily demonstrated and felt to be an important characteristic of intrinsic gallbladder disease. 1—4 Other documented causes of diffuse gallbladder wall thickening include ascites, hypoalbuminemia, peptic ulcer disease, portal hypertension, pericholecystic abscess, viral hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, chronic heart failure, and chronic renal disease. 5—7 To our knowledge, acute pyelonephritis has not been previously described as a cause of gallbladder wall thickening. We present 3 patients diagnosed with acute pyelonephritis who demonstrated diffuse gallbladder wall thickening on ultrasound and/or CT examination during their initial evaluation.