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Question
Hello doctor,
I went for an ultrasound examination with a result that the wall thickened in the body of the gallbladder, measuring 5mm, on the wall, there were several thick echoes with the comet's tail artifact behind, the narrow lumen was localized in the body. gallbladder, no polyps. So the doctor let me ask the ultrasound results of gallbladder wall thickening, what is the sign of disease? Thank you doctor.
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Answer
Answered by Master, Doctor Le Xuan Thiep - Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Vinmec Ha Long International General Hospital.
Hello,
With the question “What are the signs of gallbladder wall thickening ultrasound? ", the doctor would like to answer as follows:
The result of focal wall thickening of the gallbladder can be a manifestation of local inflammation or gallbladder tumor, ... and on the wall there are several thick echoes with cometary artefact. posterior (gallbladder gland myopathy - this is a benign disease that can occur in 1 - 9% of normal people, in which there may be bile sludge or calcification) and stricture of the gallbladder lumen in the trunk may be the result of diseases so you only need to have regular check-ups.
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