Prevalence of Gallbladder Stones in Patients of Upper Abdominal Pain

Aim of this study is to see what is the prevalence of gallbladder stones in patients presenting with upper abdominal pain? Thirty patients with upper abdominal pain coming to ZMH were selected. On ultrasound examination 25 had healthy gallbladder 3 had thick walled gallbladder and 2 were found to have gallbladder stones. Ultrasound is extremely valuable tool for evaluation of gallbladder disease for several reasons. Clinically, the nature of the gallbladder allows it to be well visualized by ultrasound and ultrasound has many benefits and few complications associated with its use(1). Ultrasound is the initial imaging modality of choice for the evaluation of suspected acute gallbladder disorders, and is often sufficient for correct diagnosis(2). Ultrasound examination of gallbladder is considered to be reliable, both in morphological and functional evaluation of gallbladder(3).