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What Could Cause Thickened Wall Of Gallbladder?

Hello, I recently had an ultrasound done on my gallbladder. It showed a thickened wall. The woman doing the ultrasound told me that my doctor would prob opt to take it out. My doc called me the next day and confirmed that I did have a some thickening on my gallbladder wall ( no stones) but said since their was no more pain that it is usually just ignored until pain comes back??? Is this normal? Seems like he should have tried to find out y i have a thick wall??
Mon, 7 Jul 2014
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Gastroenterologist 's  Response
Hi,
Thanks for posting your query.
There are three common causes of gallbladder wall appearing thick -

1. Benign causes like cholecystitis
2. Could be due to malignancy
3. Could be a normal contracted gallbladder

You can discuss with your doctor about these possible causes.
Regards.
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What Could Cause Thickened Wall Of Gallbladder?

Hi, Thanks for posting your query. There are three common causes of gallbladder wall appearing thick - 1. Benign causes like cholecystitis 2. Could be due to malignancy 3. Could be a normal contracted gallbladder You can discuss with your doctor about these possible causes. Regards.