Thickening of Gallbladder Wall in Chronic Liver Disease - A Marker for Esophageal Varices

Authors

  • Shamsi Ara Begum Registrar, Department of Radiology and Imaging, Bangladesh Institute of Research & Rehabilitation in Diabetes Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM), Dhaka
  • Arif Akbar Saibal Department of Medicine NIMCH, Dhaka
  • Kanta Das Department of Radiology and Imaging, Bangladesh Institute of Research & Rehabilitation in Diabetes Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM), Dhaka
  • Sharmistha Dey Department of Radiology and Imaging, Bangladesh Institute of Research & Rehabilitation in Diabetes Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM), Dhaka
  • Akhtar Uddin Ahmed Department of Radiology and Imaging, Bangladesh Institute of Research & Rehabilitation in Diabetes Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM), Dhaka
  • AS Mohiuddin Department of Radiology and Imaging, Bangladesh Institute of Research & Rehabilitation in Diabetes Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM), Dhaka
  • Mohsin Kabir Department of Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Disorders, BIRDEM, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/imcj.v6i1.14713

Keywords:

Gallbladder thickening, Esophageal varices

Abstract

This study was done to find out the relationship between gallbladder wall thickening and esophageal varices in chronic liver disease (CLD) patients. A total of 61 CLD patients were included and divided into two groups. Group A included 13 CLD patients with no oesophageal varices and Group B composed of 48 CLD patients with esophageal varices. Mean gallbladder wall thickness (GBWT) of Group B was 5.6±0.2mm compared to 2.7±0.1mm of Group A. The mean differences of GBWT were statistically significant between group A and group B (P<0.05). The mean GBWT was significantly (p<0.05) higher in CLD patients with grade III and IV varices (6.1±.8 mm) compared to grade I and II (3.9±0.7 mm). The result suggests that GBWT may be considered as an important marker for the presence of esophageal varices in CLD patients.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/imcj.v6i1.14713

Ibrahim Med. Coll. J. 2012; 6(1): 18-20

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Published

2013-04-22

How to Cite

Begum, S. A., Saibal, A. A., Das, K., Dey, S., Ahmed, A. U., Mohiuddin, A., & Kabir, M. (2013). Thickening of Gallbladder Wall in Chronic Liver Disease - A Marker for Esophageal Varices. Ibrahim Medical College Journal, 6(1), 18–20. https://doi.org/10.3329/imcj.v6i1.14713

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Original Articles