Intramural Hypoattenuated Nodules in Thickened Wall of the Gallbladder: CT Features According to Their Primary Causes.
10.3348/jkrs.2001.44.2.221
- Author:
Jun Hyung LEE
1
;
Hyun Kwon HA
;
Jeong Hyun LEE
;
Jean Hwa LEE
;
Tae Kyoung KIM
;
Pyo Nyun KIM
;
Moon Gyu LEE
;
Myung Jin KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Gallbladder, CT;
Gallbladder, wall thickening;
College of Medicine
- MeSH:
Cholecystectomy;
Cholecystitis;
Cholecystitis, Acute;
Gallbladder Neoplasms;
Gallbladder*;
Humans;
Retrospective Studies;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Tuberculosis
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2001;44(2):221-227
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
According to published reports, a common feature of xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis is the presence of intramural hypoattenuated nodules in thickened gallbladder wall. These nodules can, however, also be seen in pathological conditions such as acute cholecystitis, hyperplastic cholecystoses (cholesterolosis and adenomyomatosis), gallbladder cancer, and other inflammatory diseases such as tuberculosis. Retrospective review of the abdominal CT findings in 622 patients who for various reasons underwent cholecystectomy during a one-year period showed that intramural nodules were present in 60. In this pictorial essay we illustrate the imaging features of the many different pathological conditions which give rise to intramural hypoattenuated nodules in thickened wall of the gallbladder, correlating these features with the histopathological findings.
