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Diseases of the Biliary Tract
Asymptomatic gallstones - Asymptomatic
Symptomatic gallstones - Biliary pain
Cholesterolosis of gallbladder - Usually
Asymptomatic gallstones ... Cholesterolosis of gallbladder ... pain Porcelain gallbladder ... , high risk of gallbladder ... fever, Murphy sign
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 #Gallbladder ... #Gallstones #Cholelithiasis
Wall-Echo-Shadow (WES) sign! UAB Emergency Ultrasound
@UAB_Sono

#Clinical #POCUS #Gallbladder #WallEchoShadow #WESComplex #Sign #Gallstones #Cholelithiasis
Wall-Echo-Shadow (WES) sign ... 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 ... 846787466292088833 #gallbladder ... #WES #Complex #Sign
Acute “calculus” cholecystitis: gallstones, anterior wall > 3mm and + sonographic murphys sign. “Integral” in managing
cholecystitis: gallstones ... sonographic murphys sign ... Clinical #POCUS #Gallbladder
Courvoisier Sign or Courvoisier-Terrier Sign

States that in a patient with painless jaundice & an enlarged gallbladder
Courvoisier Sign ... Courvoisier-Terrier Sign ... & an enlarged gallbladder ... unlikely to be gallstones ... A gallbladder containing
Wall Echo Shadow Complex (WES) on Gallbladder Ultrasound

Medical student: “I couldn’t find the gallbladder. I looked
Complex (WES) on Gallbladder ... couldn’t find the gallbladder ... jchristianfox #Gallbladder ... #WES #Complex #Sign ... #Gallstones #Cholelithiasis
Biliary Ultrasound Win of the Week! 48F with RUQ pain. Marked echogenicity with shadowing noted. Name
Name that sign! ... Wall-Echo-Shadow (WES) sign ... Clinical #POCUS #Gallbladder ... WallEchoShadow #WESComplex #Sign ... #Gallstones #Cholelithiasis
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 ... Gallbladder carcinoma ... Gallstone ileus ... Complications #Gallstones
Cholecystitis on POCUS (Labeled)

Ultrasound showing gallstone, wall thickening, and pericholecystic fluid.

Dr. Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh

#Cholecystitis #POCUS #clinical
Ultrasound showing gallstone ... RUQ #abdominal #gallbladder ... #gallstone #labeled