Introduction: Diseases of the gallbladder (GB) do affect its size and wall thickness. GB diseases are common pathology frequently encountered in medical practice and presents as right upper quadrant pain. Ultrasonography is a comparatively safe, inexpensive and reproducible tool for assessing normal or diseased gall bladder. There is inadequate data about normal gall bladder dimensions. Study objective was to deliver sonographic assessment of gall bladder dimensions in normal adults. Material and Methods: 300 healthy adult volunteers, involving 160 males and 140 females were selected and performed ultrasound, following overnight fasting. Gall bladder length, width, height and wall thickness were measured for these subjects. Gall Bladder volume was designed by the ellipsoid formula. Statistical significance among the variables was performed with the Students t-test, through 'P' value of ≤0.05. Results: The mean age of subjects was 31.92 ±11.7 years. The mean values of the length (L), height (H), and width (W) of the gall bladder were 6.19±1.09 cm; 2.58±0.58 cm; and 2.82±0.59 cm, respectively. Mean gall bladder volume was 26.8±12.8 cm 3 and wall thickness 0.34±0.04 cm. Age and gender did not show significant effect on gall bladder measurements. Conclusion: A normal range of gall bladder dimensions for the Hyderabad has been documented. These values could be used as benchmark values in the treatment of gall bladder diseases.
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