Gallstones and gallbladder wall thickening in patients with cirrhosis: Prevalence and clinical impact
This study underlines the high prevalence of radiologic gallbladder findings in patients with cirrhosis while simultaneously serving as a reminder to clinicians to refrain from accrediting these findings to a diagnosis of acute cholecystitis in the absence of symptoms.
Authors
- Erofili Papathanasiou
- Christiana Gogou
- Andreas Protopapas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6801-4175)
- V Kyritsi
- Alexandra Tsankof (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8568-930X)
- Charikleia Chatzikosma
- Aristeidis Michalopoulos
- Adonis A Protopapas
- Maria Kyziroglou
- Christos Savopoulos
Institutions
- AHEPA University Hospital (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Clinical Cases
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v14.i1.114043
- Primary Topic
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00