Diagnosis

ET-NANB Hepatitis Patients Present with Acute Cholecystitis-Like Features

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, July 17th, 1995

When contemplating the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder), clinicians always should consider the possibility of acute viral hepatitis (AVH) presenting with acute cholecystitis-like manifestations.

Increased gallbladder wall thickness (GBWT) has been reported on ultrasonography in patients with AVH. However, the underlying mechanisms and clinical significance of such an observation are not well understood. In many conditions, it may be possible to observe a thick-walled gallbladder. Such conditions include biliary diseases like acute cholecystitis as well as nonbiliary disorders like congestive cardiac failure and chronic renal failure....

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (1995-07-17)

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