What causes gallbladder wall thickening?

Gallbladder wall thickening may be caused by cholecystitis, gallstones, biliary parasites and other reasons.

1, cholecystitis

gallbladder wall inflammation is one of the main causes of gallbladder wall thickening, because cholecystitis will cause congestion, edema, exudation and fibrosis of the gallbladder wall, so that the gallbladder wall thickening.

2, gallstones

Gallstones may also lead to gallbladder wall thickening, because gallstones will stimulate the gallbladder wall, causing inflammation and edema, resulting in gallbladder wall thickening.

3, biliary parasites

Biliary parasites can be secondary to cholestasis obstruction, stimulate inflammatory hyperplasia of gallbladder mucosa, and then cause the above phenomenon.