Abdom Radiol (NY) 2019 04;44(4):1627-1628
Department of Radiology, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA.
Indian J Radiol Imaging 2019 Jan-Mar;29(1):14-18
Department of Radiology, Apollo Hospitals International Limited, Gandhinagar, India.
Aims And Objectives: To study "Honeycomb" pattern of gallbladder wall thickening (GBWT) in dengue fever (DF) and to assess its clinical significance in early diagnosis of severe DF.Materials And Methods: A total 244 patients of DF were studied, 84 patients were classified as severe DF, 61 patients as DF with warning signs, and 99 patients as DF without warning signs. Abdominal ultrasound was performed for assessment of GBWT patterns, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, pancreatic enlargement, ascites, pleural effusion, and other additional findings were recorded in severe DF cases. Read More
Clin J Gastroenterol 2019 Feb 12;12(1):38-45. Epub 2018 Jul 12.
Department of Internal Medicine, Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital, 2-25 Kokutai-cho Kita-ku, Okayama, 700-8511, Japan.
There are no neuroectodermal cells in the gallbladder mucosa. Therefore, gallbladder neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) is extremely rare and has a poor prognosis. We report a case of a Japanese man in his 60s with this disease. Read More
Pediatr Emerg Care 2013 Dec;29(12):1276-7
From the Departments of *Radiology, and †Pediatric Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.
Honeycomb gallbladder is a rare congenital malformation of the gallbladder. In some cases, it may be asymptomatic, whereas in others, it may lead to symptoms consistent with biliary colic even in the absence of cholelithiasis. We present the clinical and imaging findings of a case of a 10-year-old boy who was admitted to the emergency department with right upper quadrant pain. Read More
Am J Emerg Med 2013 Aug 24;31(8):1240-3. Epub 2013 Jun 24.
Department of Ultrasound, Shengjing hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China.
Aim: The purpose of this study was to evaluate contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) as a modality for diagnosing perforation of the gallbladder (GB) and pericholecystic hepatic abscess.Methods: This retrospective study comprised 6 patients with acute cholecystitis and GB perforation plus pericholecystic hepatic abscess who underwent conventional US and CEUS imaging. The following sonographic features were examined: GB contour, defect in the GB wall, and pericholecystic hepatic mass. Read More