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

Table 3

Gallbladder US parameters in cirrhotic patients and healthy controls.

US parameter	Cirrhotics (mean±SD)	Controls (mean±SD)	𝑃
GWT (cm)	0.60±0.22	0.21±0.06	<.0001
FV (cm^3)	37.8±3.7	21.9±4.2	<.0001
RV (cm^3)	21.8±3.02	4.6±2.2	<.0001
%E	42.6±7.8	80.3±7.2	<.0001

GWT: gallbladder wall thickness; FV: fasting volume; RV: residual volume; %E: maximum percentage of emptying.