title: [Ultrasound image of the gallbladder fossa after cholecystectomy in the immediate postoperative period].
abstract: 70 patients clinically classified as n.a.d. were sonographically examined for evaluation of the gallbladder fossa within two weeks after cholecystectomy. Four marked signs were noted. In 35 patients (50%) we found homogeneous echogenic formations of triangular, band-like, or oval shape in the bed of the gallbladder. In 25 cases (35.7%) inhomogeneous structures were seen. In 6 cases (8.5%) cystic structures resembling the normal gallbladder were seen which were interpreted as representing seromas or liquified haematomas. In 4 patients (5.7%) the bed of the gallbladder was entirely normal. Whether the gallbladder bed was closed by sutures or not, had no statistically significant effect on ultrasound appearance.
authors.affiliation: Röntgendiagnostisches Zentralinstitut, Landeskrankenanstalten Salzburg.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Doringer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Forstner
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hölbling
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moritz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schmoller
mesh_terms: D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012016:Reference Values; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Das sonographische Bild des Gallenblasenbettes nach Cholezystektomie in der unmittelbar postoperativen Periode.