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Cholecystitis

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Wall Thickening

  • Inflammation
  • With stone, pain, tenderness -> cholecystitis
sensor position sagittal

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Wall Thickening

  • >3mm if measured
  • May be more helpful to look for inflammation
  • “fuzzy” wall
sensor position sagittal
annotated ultrasound image

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Wall Thickening

  • Inflammation
  • With stone, pain, tenderness -> cholecystitis
sensor position

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Wall Thickening

    May be caused by other things:
  • Ascites
  • CHF
  • Pancreatitis
  • others
sensor position

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Wall Thickening

    May be caused by other things:
  • Ascites
  • CHF
  • Pancreatitis
  • others
sensor position
annotated ultrasound image

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Pericholecystic fluid

  • Late finding of inflammation
sensor position sagittal

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Pericholecystic fluid

  • Late finding of inflammation
sensor position sagittal
annotated ultrasound image

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Cholecystitis

  • Gallstones
  • Sonographic Murphy’s sign
  • Wall thickening
  • Pericholecystic fluid

4/4: specific
1/4: sensitive

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Gallbladder Ultrasound

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Lesson NameMinutes id
Introduction6
221
Normal Anatomy6
222
Gallstones6
223
Cholecystitis7 checkmark
224
Other I3
225
Other II3
226
Common Bile Duct I4
227
Common Bile Duct II3
228
Summing Up2
234

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