Presentation
Incidental finding on scans performed for other reasons.
Patient Data
Selected images of ultrasound show gallbladder fundal region wall thickening with no internal vascularity. The liver parenchyma around the gallbladder fossa has normal appearances.
Typical features of gallbladder fundal adenomyomatosis. Simple hepatic cysts also noted.
Typical features of gallbladder fundal adenomyomatosis. Simple hepatic cysts also noted.
Case Discussion
Adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder is a hyperplastic cholecystosis of the gallbladder wall and a common and benign cause of diffuse or focal gallbladder wall thickening.
Three morphological types of adenomyomatosis are described:
- fundal (localized) - this case
- segmental (annular)
- generalized (diffuse)