Loss of the mucosal lining/gall-bladder wall echo: a sonographic sign of gangrenous cholecystitis.
An additional sonographic sign of gangrenous cholecystitis, namely the loss of the mucosal/gall-bladder wall echo in a setting of acute cholecystitis, is described. It was found prospectively in six patients and correlated well with the presence of mucosal/wall necrosis on histological gallbladder specimens. Other reported signs of gangrenous cholecystitis are reviewed.
Mok
P M
PM
Department of Radiology, North Shore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
Harkness
M A
MA
Hayward
G K
GK
D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005734:Gangrene / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography