The role of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of gallbladder cancer

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Published: Jul 1, 2021
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Conventional ultrasound mode, Gallbladder carcinoma incidental gallbladder carcinoma, Gallstone, Thickening of the gallbladder wall

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Rongrong Chu
Department of ultrasound, Chongming Branch, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China
Wei Bi
The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, China
Bo Tian
Guangming Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China
Lan Liu
Department of ultrasound, Chongming Branch, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, China

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the value of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of gallbladder cancer in a community.


METHODS: A total of 24 cases of gallbladder carcinoma confirmed by operation and pathology were retrospectively analyzed.


RESULTS: There were 14 cases (14/24) of gallbladder cancer preoperatively diagnosed by normal scale ultrasound and 10 cases (10/24) of accidental gallbladder cancer diagnosed. The diagnostic sensitivity was 58.33%. Irregular thickening of gallbladder wall was found in the 14 cases of preoperative diagnosis of gallbladder carcinoma. There were 22 cases of gallbladder cancer complicated with gallstones (22/24) and 2 cases without gallstones (2/24), among which 18 were multiple gallstones and 4 cases (4/24) were single gallstone. Signal of blood flow can be detected in the lesion of gallbladder wall in 7 cases (7/14).


CONCLUSION: The evaluation of the gallbladder in patients with high risk factors should be emphasized in community ultrasound examinations.

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Chu, Rongrong, et al. “The Role of Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Gallbladder Cancer”. Annali Italiani Di Chirurgia, vol. 92, no. 4, July 2021, pp. 372-6, https://annaliitalianidichirurgia.it/index.php/aic/article/view/1444.
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Vol. 92 No. 4 (2021)
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