Ultrasonographic study of gall bladder wall thickness and aetiology in cases with chronic liver diseases

48 patients with chronic liver diseases and 10 normal controls have been studied for gall bladder wall thickening, S. albumin and portal hypertension. This study showed that 87.5% of patients with chronic liver diseases had thickened gall bladder wall [.3mm]. This thickening was statistically higher in patients with hypoalbuminemia, portal hypertension and ascites 96.8% of patients with hypoalbuminemia, 68% of patients with portal hypertension and 100% of patients with ascites showed thickened gall bladder wall. Also there was a positive correlation between the gall bladder wall thickness and the degree of both hypoalbuminaemia and portal hypertension