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What’s new in the hot gallbladder: the evolving radiologic diagnosis and management of acute cholecystitis

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Acute cholecystitis (AC) is a common condition and its incidence is rising. New technologies have advanced the imaging diagnosis of AC, providing more structural and functional information as well as allowing the radiologist to distinguish AC from mimics and identify complications from both the disease and its management. Dual energy CT aids in detecting gallstones and gallbladder wall enhancement, which helps to diagnose AC and identify its complications. Similarly, contrast-enhanced and non-contrast perfusion ultrasound techniques improve detection of abnormal gallbladder wall enhancement. Advances in MR imaging including hepatobiliary contrast agents aid in characterizing post-cholecystectomy complications such as bile leaks. Newer interventional techniques have also expanded the suite of options for minimally invasive management. Lumen apposing metal stents provide more options for conservative treatment in non-surgical candidates and are compared to a standard percutaneous cholecystostomy. Radiologists should be familiar with these advanced imaging methods and intervention techniques and the value they can bring to the diagnosis and management of AC.

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Nugent, J.P., Li, J., Pang, E. et al. What’s new in the hot gallbladder: the evolving radiologic diagnosis and management of acute cholecystitis. Abdom Radiol 48, 31–46 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-022-03451-2

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