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Had an abdominal ct that said gallbladder had normal contrasted appearance. would this ct show if i had gallstones or some other gallbladder problem?
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Yes and no: CT is density dependent. We don't know if you have any. A CT scan may not pick them up. Secondary changes such as GB wall thickening, adjacent fluid etc would be. Ultrasound is usually the first step in evaluating the GB. If you and/or your PCP are concerned due to some symptom, referral to a surgeon may be appropriate. However in the absence of symptoms there is usually no indication for this
Answered 3/12/2020
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Ultrasound: A CT scan can miss gallstones. An ultrasound would be more sensitive in finding them. Sometimes I have seen inflammatory changes of the gallbladder on the ultrasound but not the CAT scan or vice a versa
Answered 10/31/2020
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