Causes Of Gallbladder Wall Thickening

Thickening of the gallbladder wall is always abnormal although the significance of the thickening is highly dependent upon the underlying disease process.

Causes of gallbladder wall thickening.

Postprandial physiological state pseudothickening gallbladder overall decompressed gallbladder overall. Gallbladder wall thickening can be caused by inflammatory benign and malignant etiologies. Jaundice yellowing of the skin or eyes dark urine and. For the rest hypoalbuminemia is a major culprit in gallbladder wall thickening.

Alone or as a secondary mechanism in patients with cirrhosis heart failure or renal disease. Symptoms of acute cholecystitis may include. Other speculated mechanisms of gallbladder wall thickening in the disease states above are increased portal venous pressure and generalized edema. You may feel this discomfort in the center of the upper abdomen just below the breastbone or in the upper right portion of the abdomen.

The case on the left is a patient with liver cirrhosis. Liver cirrhosis hepatitis and congestive right heart failure are relatively frequent causes. Cholecystitis acute cholecystitis chronic cholecystitis gallbladder empyema 7 xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis. The secondary gallbladder wall thickening is presumably due to elevated portal venous pressure and decreased intravascular osmotic pressure.

It can be caused by multiple factors and conditions including renal failure liver failure heart failure ascites hypoproteinemia and inflammation.