title: Loss of the mucosal lining/gall-bladder wall echo: a sonographic sign of gangrenous cholecystitis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, North Shore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Mok
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Harkness
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Hayward
mesh_terms: 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