Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening - Differential Diagnosis • Physiologic: Contracted gall bladder in a non-fasting patient • Generalized edematous states: Congestive heart failure, Liver cirrhosis, Nephrotic syndrome, Pre-eclampsia • Inflammatory conditions: Acute & chronic cholecystitis, Cholangitis, Acute hepatitis, Pancreatitis, Perforated duodenal ulcer • Neoplastic: Gall bladder adenocarcinoma, Metastases • Miscellaneous: Adenomyomatosis, Cystic vein varices Abhilash Koratala MD @NephroP #Gallbladder #Thickening #Differential #Diagnosis #radiology #POCUS #ultrasound
