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25 cze 2024 · Learn about the radiographic features, pathology and treatment of chronic cholecystitis, a prolonged inflammatory condition of the gallbladder. Find out how to distinguish it from acute cholecystitis and gallbladder carcinoma with nuclear medicine scans.
1 lut 2006 · A review of the causes and imaging features of gallbladder wall thickening, a non-specific finding that can be caused by primary or secondary gallbladder disease. Chronic cholecystitis is one of the primary gallbladder diseases that can result in thickened gallbladder wall.
23 lis 2012 · Cholescintigraphy is useful for diagnosing chronic cholecystitis and for the differentiation of acute from chronic cholecystitis. Signs of chronic cholecystitis on cholescintigraphy include delayed gallbladder isotope accumulation, irregular gallbladder filling, or photopenic areas and septations.
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Chronic cholecystitis is a difficult diagnosis to make on imaging, regardless of the technique used. Findings include gallstones and thickening of the gallbladder wall; however, correlation with the clinical findings is critical ( Fig. 8 ).
1 sty 2009 · The most commonly observed cross-sectional imaging findings in the setting of chronic cholecystitis are cholelithiasis and gallbladder wall thickening . The gallbladder may appear contracted or distended, and pericholecystic inflammation is usually absent .
Chronic cholecystitis is a long-standing inflammation of the gallbladder, often resulting from repeated episodes of acute cholecystitis.
