Change of gall-bladder wall thickness and its significance in liver cirrhosis

Objective: To investigate the change of gall-bladder wall thickness in liver cirrhosis and it's clinical significance.Methods: The sonography B and liver function of 43 cases of liver cirrhosis were analysed retrospectively and the statistics were studied.Results: Of all the patients with liver cirrhosis 76.7% had gall-bladder wall thickening(GBWT) and 87.1% of the patients with GBWT had ascites,which was 50% higher than patients without ascites(P<0.05).The thickening of gall-bladder had positive correlation with the width of portal vein(P<0.01) and negative correlation with serum level of albumin(P<0.01).Conclusions: Most liver cirrhosis patients have GBWT,the percentage of GBWT in patients with ascites is higher than that of patients without ascites.HPT and hypoproteinemia may be the main factors.