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wandbetont

English translation: wall thickening

19:08 Jul 20, 2020
German to English translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Medical - Medical (general)
German term or phrase: wandbetont
CT Abdomen
Gallenblase gefüllt, wandbetont.
Assanett
Local time: 11:51
English translation:wall thickening
Explanation:
The word "wandbetont" seems to be infrequently used in German but often in connection with Crohn’s disease. If you search the English literature, you can see “wall thickening” described under CT imaging results.
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Brent Sørensen
Germany
Local time: 11:51
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1wall thickening
Brent Sørensen
3thick-walled
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
thick-walled


Explanation:
Diffuse thickening of the gallbladder wall can occur in a number of situations. I only found 1 reference to the German term "wandbetont", but I think wall thickening is what it actually means. Is there a doctor in the house who can confirm? ;-)

Example sentence(s):
  • https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Abdominal-ultrasound-A-distended-thick-walled-gallbladder-with-no-gallstones-and-a-cuff_fig2_51426088

    https://radiopaedia.org/articles/diffuse-gallbladder-wall-thickening-differential
    Reference: http://geb.uni-giessen.de/geb/volltexte/2014/11186/pdf/Schmi...
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Canada
Local time: 03:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Lirka: yes, but "wall thickening" is more commonly used in EN
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
wall thickening


Explanation:
The word "wandbetont" seems to be infrequently used in German but often in connection with Crohn’s disease. If you search the English literature, you can see “wall thickening” described under CT imaging results.


    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4353828/
    https://www.jaocr.org/articles/ct-imaging-of-large-bowel-wall-thickening
Brent Sørensen
Germany
Local time: 11:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 80

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lirka: wandbetont as opposed to "zart(wandig)" which is normal/physiological"
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