In creased pericholecystic hepatic activity has a high-pos itive predictive value for the diagnosis of acute chole cystitis (37,38), and is frequently associated with gan grenous cholecystitis and perforation(37).
diagnostic success based on the pattern of gallbladder nonvisu alization with a pericholecystic rim sign before morphine to gallbladder nonvisualization after morphine in a group of patients undergoing morphine-augmented cholescintigraphy.
The gallbladder was examined for the recognized sono-graphic features of acalculous cholecystitis: gallbladder wall thickening, gallbladder distention, intramural gallbladder lucencies (striated gallbladder wall), pericholecystic fluid, gallbladder sludge, and Murphy's sign.
pericholecystic fluid, 21% had hepatomegaly, 6.25% had splenomegaly and right minimal pleural effusion. Follow-up ultrasound on fifthto seventh day revealed ascites in 53% left pleural effusion in 22% and pericardial
Vui Heng Chong, Kian Soon Lim and Varkey Vallickad Mathew
Gallbladder is normal in appearance without evidence for cholelithiasis, wall thickening, pericholecystic fluid. Intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts are normal in caliber.
and pericholecystic fluid - Acute acalculous cholecystitis - Complicated cholecystitis - Gangrenous cholecystitis - Gallbladder perforation - Emphysematous cholecystitis
case No. (age, gender) Sonograms Surgical Findings Before gallbladder perforation: 1 (76,M) 2 (39,F) Edema of gallbladder wall. 7 days later, echogenic pericholecystic abscess, deb ris within gallbladder Gallbladder perforation with anechoicpericholecystic abscess (symptoms <1 wk): 3 (6SF) Small elliptical ...
Short Communication 699 Vol. 20, No. 10, 2006 Annals of Nuclear Medicine Vol. 20, No. 10, 699-703, 2006 SHORT COMMUNICATION Received August 21, 2006, revision accepted October 2, 2006.
calcified stone or a GB wall surrounded by pericholecystic fluid. These simulations can readily be excluded by sono graphy. On CT, however, the ‘‘halo’’ of oedema can be