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An ultrasound has found i have gallbladder sludge! what can cause sludge?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Agree with Dr. B: Another cause could be hemolytic anemia.

Answered 4/16/2019

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I had a ultrasound done and two things came back one is small amount of gallbladder sludge and two is acute pancreatitis what can be done for these?

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What exactly is gallbladder sludge and can it be seen in an ultrasound? Results- GALLBLADDER/CBD: No cholelithiasis, gallbladder wall thickening or pericholecystic fluid. Normal caliber CBD measuring 2 mm. Does this mean there is no sludge?

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I had an ultrasound and the radiologist found a 2.6 cm cyst on my left lobe and my gallbladder is full of stones and sludge Should it bre removed?

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My np just called & said that my ultrasound found a polyp & sludge in my gallbladder so i need to come back in 6 months to monitor. I feel like i need more information, but don't know what to ask. ?

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Is there a safe gallbladder cleanse I can do at home? The ultrasound shows clear but doctor said it could be sludge. Doing hida soon

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