2024年12月30日 · Gallbladder or biliary sludge, also known as biliary sand, biliary sediment, or thick bile, is a mixture of particulate matter and bile. On ultrasound, it is normally seen as a fluid-fluid level in the gallbladder, corresponding to the precipitate of bile solutes.

2021年2月14日 · On ultrasound, sludge most commonly forms a fluid-fluid level. The sludge is seen at the bottom of the gallbladder forming a sharp interface with the normal bile above it. Sludge is usually whiter in appearance then the normal bile. There is no shadow behind it like you see with gallstones.

2016年11月16日 · Ultrasound: Brightly echogenic nodule with marked posterior acoustic shadowing –

2024年8月29日 · Gallbladder sludge may be seen during an ultrasound. Usually, an ultrasound would be used when there are symptoms, and it's suspected that the gallbladder is the cause. An ultrasound uses sound waves to see the structures and organs inside the body.

2020年2月24日 · On ultrasound you’ll see low level echoes to echogenic debris that layers in the dependant part of the GB and is mobile with patient position. Sludge may aggregate into clumps which may simulate masses or polyps. This is known as tumefactive sludge.

2024年10月19日 · Ultrasound highlights the intraluminal sludge, a thickened gallbladder (GB) wall, and a loculated pericholecystic collection (white arrows), orienting the diagnosis towards gangrenous cholecystitis with initial perforation.

2020年6月10日 · Ultrasound is the imaging modality of choice in patients with suspected gallbladder pathology. Indications include upper abdominal pain, right flank pain, jaundice and appropriate patients presenting with sepsis or septic shock.

2021年5月7日 · Sagittal and transverse images of GB sludge. On ultrasound you’ll see low level echoes to echogenic debris that layers in the dependant part of the GB and is mobile with patient position. Sludge may aggregate into clumps which may simulate masses or polyps. This is known as tumefactive sludge.

A liquid-liquid level is usually identified due to the interface to normal bile and sludge inside the gallbladder, as in this case. Two key elements on ultrasound to observe: 1. On prolonged observation one can usually identify to-and-fro movement of the sludge. 2. On moving the patient the sludge will move in position - with dependency.

2024年11月2日 · Tumefactive sludge ultrasound refers to a gallbladder mass that resembles a solid tumor on ultrasound imaging. It appears as a homogeneous, smooth, or lobulated mass larger than 3 cm, with soft, yielding consistency.