Thickening of the gallbladder wall refers to the thickness of the gallbladder wall exceeding 3mm, which is often caused by acute and chronic cholecystitis, bile duct stones repeated stimulation damage to the gallbladder wall, so that the gallbladder mucosa repeatedly occurs in the form of oedema, fibrosis, hyperplasia and thickening, or the wall of the gallbladder itself has a polyp to make it thickened.
Generally, the thickness of gallbladder wall thickening less than 4mm and no clinical manifestations can be followed and observed without treatment; thickness greater than 4mm, then need to be surgically resected. Anti-inflammatory and choleretic drugs such as magnesium sulfate and ursodeoxycholic acid can be taken to control the symptoms, but the drugs cannot make the thickened gallbladder wall return to normal.
Patients with thickened gallbladder wall should adjust their lifestyles, avoid overeating, eat a low-fat diet, reduce alcohol intake, and exercise appropriately; when abnormal symptoms such as epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, and jaundice occur, it is recommended that they go to the hospital and get timely treatment according to the doctor’s instructions.