Diffuse gallbladder wall thickening: differential diagnosis.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of our study was to review and illustrate the various clinical entities that may cause diffuse thickening of the gallbladder wall on diagnostic imaging studies.


CONCLUSIONS
Diffuse gallbladder wall thickening may be caused by a wide range of gallbladder diseases and extracholecystic pathologic conditions. In most cases its cause can be determined by correlation of the clinical presentation and associated imaging findings.
van Breda Vriesman
Adriaan C
AC
Department of Radiology, Rijnland Hospital, Simon Smitweg 1, PO Box 4220, NL-2350 CC Leiderdorp, The Netherlands. adriaanbreda@hotmail.com
Engelbrecht
Marc R
MR
Smithuis
Robin H M
RH
Puylaert
Julien B C M
JB
D002765:Cholecystography / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000473:pathology*; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*