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Diseases of the Biliary Tract
Asymptomatic gallstones - Asymptomatic
Symptomatic gallstones - Biliary pain
Cholesterolosis of gallbladder - Usually
Asymptomatic gallstones ... pain Porcelain gallbladder ... , high risk of gallbladder ... fever, Murphy sign ... #differential #diagnosis
Complications of Gallstones - Cholelithiasis
1. Biliary colic
2. Cholecystitis
3. Mucocele
4. Empyema
5. Fistula
6. Perforation
7. Gallbladder carcinoma
8. Mirizzi's syndrome
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Complications of Gallstones ... Biliary colic 2. ... Gallbladder carcinoma ... Gallstone ileus ... #differential #diagnosis
An example of the wall echo shadow (WES) sign. Well defined, echogenic gallbladder wall with posterior
echo shadow (WES) sign ... defined, echogenic gallbladder ... shadowing from gallstones ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #WESComplex #Sign
Courvoisier Sign or Courvoisier-Terrier Sign

States that in a patient with painless jaundice & an enlarged gallbladder
Courvoisier Sign ... Courvoisier-Terrier Sign ... unlikely to be gallstones ... pancreatic or biliary ... CourvoisierTerrier #diagnosis
Acute “calculus” cholecystitis: gallstones, anterior wall > 3mm and + sonographic murphys sign. “Integral” in managing
cholecystitis: gallstones ... sonographic murphys sign ... jchristianfox #Clinical #POCUS ... #Gallbladder #Cholecystitis
Biliary Ultrasound Win of the Week! 48F with RUQ pain. Marked echogenicity with shadowing noted. Name
Biliary Ultrasound ... Name that sign! ... UAB_Sono #Clinical #POCUS ... #Gallbladder #WallEchoShadow ... #Gallstones #Cholelithiasis
Stone-In-Neck Sign on Gallbladder POCUS

This 40yo F presented with R flank pain. Here is her biliary
Stone-In-Neck Sign ... on Gallbladder ... Here is her biliary ... the neck of the gallbladder ... #Sign #POCUS #clinical
Wall-Echo-Shadow (WES) sign! UAB Emergency Ultrasound
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#Clinical #POCUS #Gallbladder #WallEchoShadow #WESComplex #Sign #Gallstones #Cholelithiasis
Wall-Echo-Shadow (WES) sign ... UAB_Sono #Clinical #POCUS ... #Gallbladder #WallEchoShadow ... #WESComplex #Sign ... #Gallstones #Cholelithiasis
Contracted gallbladder and gallstones -> Wall (gb wall) Echo (stone) Shadow (from stone) complex aka WES
Contracted gallbladder ... and gallstones ... complex aka WES sign ... #WES #Complex #Sign ... #pocus #clinical
Clinical Examination for Liver and Biliary Diseases
1) Hands: Clubbing, Dupuytren's contracture, Leuconychia, Bruising, Flapping tremor (hepatic
for Liver and Biliary ... Ascites, Palpable gallbladder ... Bruising, Edema #biliary ... liver #disease #signs ... #diagnosis