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[|Human|] My husband had an ultrasound of his gallbladder.... there were no stones, but they said he had thickening of the lining ... He has altered his diet and he is experiencing no pain at this time. What does thickening of the lining mean and will it require surgery to remove his gallbladder
[|AI|]  Hi, Thanks for writing in. It is possible that your husband was having cholecystitis at that time. This is an inflammation of gall bladder wall and appears with thickening on ultrasound scan. If there is no stones or sludge then it is calculus cholecystitis and is a result of other medical or surgical illness. In an emergency, surgery is life-saving measure to prevent gangrene. If it is mild then medical treatment might be continued and if patient does not have recurrent symptoms then surgery might be avoided. Please do not worry.