Computed Tomography Imaging

Several types of biliary tract abnormalities includ-ing sclerosing cholangitis, acalculus cholecystitis, and gangrenous cholecystitis have been described in patients with AIDS. Sixteen HIV-positive patients with no previous history of biliary tree abnormality, including no history of jaundice or elevated liver function tests, were reviewed retro-spectively. Each patient in our study was exam-ined by abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography. The results of this study showed that ultrasound may be more accurate than computed tomography in detecting gallbladder abnormalities among patients with AIDS