Gall bladder status in patients with schistosomal and non-schistosomal chronic liver diseases using ultrasonography

ABSTRACT

From this study, there was a positive correlation between gall bladder wall thickening and hypoalbuminemia, ascites and portal vein diameter. However, gal bladder wall thickening may be met with in cases of hepatosplenic schistosomiasis who did not yet develop neither ascites nor hypoalbuminemia, probably due to portal hypertension with its congestive sequalae. On the other hand, thickening of the gall bladder wall in these cases may also be due to actual deposition of Schistosoma ova in its wall or due to a genuine intrinsic gall bladder disease