Research Article

Ultrasonographic Study of Gallbladder Wall Thickness and Emptying in Cirrhotic Patients without Gallstones

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of cirrhotic patients and healthy controls.

Healthy controlsCirrhotic patients

EtiologyTotalViralAlcoholicAlcoholic/viralAutoimmune
Subjects n (%)20 (100%)23 (100%)16 (69.6%)4 (17.4%)2 (8.7%)1 (4.3%)
Sex10 M–10 F13 M–10 F7 M–9 F4 M–0 F2 M–0 F0 M–1 F
Age ( ) 66
Albumin g/dL ( ) 3.1