title: [An unusual thickening of the gallbladder wall in cholecystitis].
abstract: This is a report on a massive thickening of the gallbladder wall accompanying an acute cholecystitis with cholelithiasis. The sonographic criteria for the diagnosis of cholecystitis are discussed. It is pointed out that a thickening of the gallbladder wall is not a specific sign for cholecystitis.
authors.affiliation: Nuklearmedizinische Klinik des Kreiskrankenhauses Herford, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Universität Münster.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Just
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schröter
mesh_terms: D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Aussergewöhnliche Verdickung der Gallenblasenwand bei Cholezystitis.