Computed tomography of thick-walled gallbladder mimicking pericholecystic fluid.
We have recently encountered four patients in whom pericholecystic fluid was suspected on CT. However, sonography revealed only a thick-walled gallbladder. Helpful clues to avoid this potential interpretive pitfall are described.
D000328:Adult; D002765:Cholecystography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed