KEY FACTS Imaging Single or multiple small, round/ovoid masses attached to gallbladder (GB) wall with no posterior acoustic shadowing Usually sessile but may be pedunculated with well-defined stalk Usually 2-10 mm in size, most commonly in middle 1/3 of GB…
KEY FACTS Imaging Amorphous, mid-/high-level echoes within gallbladder or bile ducts Free floating or mass-like, mobile, settling in dependent position Floating punctate echoes may show ring-down artifact Occasionally round, low to intermediate echogenicity and mass-like: "Tumefactive" sludge No posterior acoustic…
KEY FACTS Imaging Highly reflective, mobile and gravity-dependent intraluminal structures with posterior clean shadowing Variable size; stones < 5 mm may not shadow Contracted gallbladder (GB) full of stones may not exhibit mobility and may be mistaken for duodenal bulb…
TERMINOLOGY Abbreviations Extrahepatic biliary structures Gallbladder (GB) Cystic duct (CD) Right hepatic (RH) and left hepatic (LH) ducts Common hepatic duct (CHD) Common bile duct (CBD) Definitions Proximal/distal biliary tree (follows direction of flow) Proximal refers to portion of biliary…
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KEY FACTS Terminology Gas within portal venous system You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and enjoy Unlimited articles Become membership If you are a member. Log in here
KEY FACTS Terminology Budd-Chiari syndrome: Hepatic venous outflow obstruction Global or segmental obstruction of hepatic venous outflow or inferior vena cava (IVC) You’re Reading a Preview Become a Clinical Tree membership for Full access and enjoy Unlimited articles Become membership…