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Adenomyomatosis

Adenomyomatosis is a benign condition characterized by hyperplastic changes of unknown cause involving the wall of the gallbladder. Adenomyomatosis is caused by an overgrowth of the mucosa, thickening of the muscular wall, and formation of intramural diverticula or sinus tracts termed Rokitansky–Aschoff sinuses, also called entrapped epithelial crypts. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Subtypes
Hyperplastic cholecystosis
May Cause
Diffuse gallbladder wall thickening
Fixed gallbladder filling defect
Focal gallbladder wall thickening
Hyperechoic focus in gallbladder wall
Nonshadowing lesion in the gallbladder
Septated gallbladder
Striations in thickened gallbladder wall
T2-hyperintense intraluminal gallbladder lesion
Subtypes
Hyperplastic cholecystosis
May Cause
Diffuse gallbladder wall thickening
Fixed gallbladder filling defect
Focal gallbladder wall thickening
Hyperechoic focus in gallbladder wall
Nonshadowing lesion in the gallbladder
Septated gallbladder
Striations in thickened gallbladder wall
T2-hyperintense intraluminal gallbladder lesion


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