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[Acute cholecystitis using computed tomography: usefulness of the trabeculation of the peri-cholecystic adipose
N Aoun1, T Smayra, S Haddad-Zebouni
1Service de Radiodiagnostic, Hôtel-Dieu de France, Beyrouth, Liban.
Purpose:
To evaluate the significance of pericholecystic fat stranding on CT, and to compare it to other CT findings in patients with acute cholecystitis.
Materials And Methods:
The CT examinations of 14 patients with proven acute cholecystitis were retrospectively reviewed and evaluated for the presence of findings consistent with this diagnosis.
Results:
The most common CT finding was stranding of the pericholecystic fat (13 patients), followed by gallbladder distension (11 patients). Pericholecystic or perihepatic fluid was present in 6 patients in association with severe acute cholecystitis (6 patients) and biliary peritonitis (2 patients).
Conclusion:
Stranding of the pericholecystic fat was the most common CT findings in patients with acute cholecystitis, followed by gallbladder distension.
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