Items tagged “gallbladder”
109 results found
Case
Gallbladder adenocarcinoma
Published
20 Oct 2010
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MRI
Case
Gallbladder adenocarcinoma
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20 Oct 2010
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CT
Case
Retained gallstone
Published
20 Oct 2010
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CT
Article
Acute cholecystitis
Acute cholecystitis refers to the acute inflammation of the gallbladder. It is the primary complication of cholelithiasis and the most common cause of acute pain in the right upper quadrant (RUQ).
Epidemiology
Acute cholecystitis is a common cause of hospital admission and is responsible for a...
Case
Adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder
Published
24 Oct 2010
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CT
Article
Rosary sign (gallbladder)
The rosary sign is a CT finding in adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder. It is formed by the enhanced proliferative mucosal epithelium, with the intramural diverticula surrounded by the unenhanced hypertrophied muscle coat of the gallbladder. The rosary sign is similar to the pearl necklace sign.
Case
Perforated gallbladder with bile peritonitis
Published
04 Nov 2010
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CT
Case
Adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder
Published
11 Nov 2010
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MRI
Article
Gallbladder carcinoma
Gallbladder carcinoma is a type of gallbladder cancer and specifically refers to primary epithelial malignancies arising from the gallbladder, in which the great majority (90%) are adenocarcinomas and the remainder are squamous cell carcinomas. They are more prevalent in elderly women and, in mo...
Article
Porcelain gallbladder
Porcelain gallbladder refers to extensive calcium encrustation of the gallbladder wall. The term has been used to emphasize the blue discolouration and brittle consistency of the gallbladder wall at surgery but is often an incidental finding on multiple different imaging modalities.
Clinical p...
Case
Porcelain gallbladder
Published
21 Nov 2010
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CT
X-ray
Article
Gallbladder
The gallbladder is a pear-shaped musculomembranous sac located along the undersurface of the liver. It functions to accumulate and concentrate bile between meals.
Gross anatomy
The normal adult gallbladder measures from 7-10 cm in length and 3-4 cm in transverse diameter 6. The gallbladder com...
Case
Strawberry gallbladder (gross pathology)
Published
22 Nov 2010
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Pathology
Article
Retained gallstone
Retained gallstones, also called dropped or slipped gallstones, are common during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, with a reported incidence of 0.1–20%, and occur when gallstones are inadvertently spilled into the peritoneal cavity.
Clinical presentation
Many cases of dropped gallstones will be...
Case
Gallbladder cancer
Published
21 Feb 2011
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Ultrasound
CT
Case
Adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder (MRCP)
Published
07 May 2011
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MRI
Case
Gallbladder polyp - CT
Published
07 May 2011
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CT
Case
Gallstones: multimodality
Published
27 Jul 2011
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CT
Ultrasound
MRI
Case
Gallbladder polyp
Published
11 Oct 2011
63% complete
Ultrasound
Article
Emphysematous cholecystitis
Emphysematous cholecystitis is a rare form of acute cholecystitis where gallbladder wall necrosis causes gas formation in the lumen or wall. It is a surgical emergency, due to the high mortality from gallbladder gangrene and perforation.
Epidemiology
Men are affected twice as commonly as women...