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  2. Gallbladder polyp - Wikipedia

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    Most polyps are benign and do not need to be removed. Surgical removal of the gallbladder (cholecystectomy) is recommended when a gallbladder polyp larger than 1 cm is found, even if the person has no symptoms clearly related to the polyp. Laparoscopic surgery is an option for small or solitary polyps. [citation needed]

  3. Gallbladder disease - Wikipedia

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    Ultrasound is the diagnostic imaging of choice to examine for thickening of the gallbladder walls, polyps, pericholecystic fluid, and gallstones. A positive Murphy's sign may also be noted using the ultrasound transducer. [19] [7] Another imaging modality is using cholescintigraphy to examine hepatic function. This scan assesses if the ...

  4. Common bile duct stone - Wikipedia

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    If the patient must have the gallbladder removed for gallstones, the surgeon may choose to proceed with the surgery, and obtain a cholangiogram during the surgery. If the cholangiogram shows a stone in the bile duct, the surgeon may attempt to treat the problem by flushing the stone into the intestine or retrieve the stone back through the ...

  5. Primary sclerosing cholangitis - Wikipedia

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    Various forms of gallbladder disease such as gallstones and gallbladder polyps are also common in those with PSC. [1] Approximately 25% of people with PSC have gallstones. [1] Ultrasound surveillance of the gallbladder every year is recommended for people with PSC. [1]

  6. Courvoisier's law - Wikipedia

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    Exceptions to Courvoisier's law imply that a stone is responsible for jaundice and a non-tender, palpable gall bladder. Typically gall bladder stones form slowly which allow time for the gall bladder to become tender. The exceptions to the law are stones that dislodge and acutely block the duct distally to the hepatic/cystic duct junction:

  7. Liver tumor - Wikipedia

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    Tumor characterization using the ultrasound method will be based on the following elements: consistency (solid, liquid, mixed), echogenicity, structure appearance (homogeneous or heterogeneous), delineation from adjacent liver parenchyma (capsular, imprecise), elasticity, posterior acoustic enhancement effect, the relation with neighboring ...

  8. Cholescintigraphy - Wikipedia

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    The investigation is usually conducted after an ultrasonographic examination of the abdominal right upper quadrant for a patient presenting with abdominal pain.If the noninvasive ultrasound examination fails to demonstrate gallstones, or other obstruction to the gallbladder or biliary tree, in an attempt to establish a cause of right upper quadrant pain, a cholescintigraphic scan can be ...

  9. Adenomyoma - Wikipedia

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    The localized form is a single mass, typically in the fundus, that protrudes into the lumen of the gallbladder in the form of a polyp. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The segmental form is characterized by its annular (ring-shaped) distribution of adenomyomatosis in the body of the gallbladder, often giving it an hourglass-like appearance.