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Diffuse Gallbladder Wall Thickening: Differential Diagnosis

¹ Department of Radiology, Rijnland Hospital, Simon Smitweg 1, PO Box 4220, NL-2350 CC Leiderdorp, The Netherlands.
² Department of Radiology, UMC Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Radiology, MCH Westeinde Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands.

OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to review and illustrate the various clinical entities that may cause diffuse thickening of the gallbladder wall on diagnostic imaging studies.

CONCLUSION. Diffuse gallbladder wall thickening may be caused by a wide range of gallbladder diseases and extracholecystic pathologic conditions. In most cases its cause can be determined by correlation of the clinical presentation and associated imaging findings.

Keywords: abdominal imaging • acute abdomen • adenomyomatosis • cholecystitis • CT • gallbladder carcinoma • gallbladder disease • gallbladder thickening • sonography

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