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Acute or chronic inflammation of gallbladder usually from cholelithiasis (stone at neck of gallbladder
Gallbladder wall thickening (yellow arrows)
Commonly block the cystic duct
Can be caused by primary CMV infection
Positive Murphy Sign (inspiratory arrest on RUQ palpation due to pain
Diagnose with Ultrasound or Cholescintigraphy (HIDA - Hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid scan)
Cholecystitis can lead to porcelain gallbladder -> usually found on imaging -> must remove due to high rate of gallbladder cancer
Cholangitis
Cholangitis is infection of the biliary tract
Charcot triad of cholangitis: Jaundice, Fever, RUQ pain
Increased ALP
Tx: ERCP
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