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Complications of Gallstones - Cholelithiasis
1. Biliary colic
2. Cholecystitis
3. Mucocele
4. Empyema
5. Fistula
6. Perforation
7. Gallbladder carcinoma
8. Mirizzi's syndrome
9.
- Cholelithiasis ... Cholecystitis 3. ... Gallbladder carcinoma ... #Cholelithiasis ... #differential #diagnosis
Diseases of the Biliary Tract
Asymptomatic gallstones - Asymptomatic
Symptomatic gallstones - Biliary pain
Cholesterolosis of gallbladder - Usually
Adenomyomatosis - May cause ... cancer Acute cholecystitis ... fever, Murphy sign ... Chronic cholecystitis ... #differential #diagnosis
Acute “calculus” cholecystitis: gallstones, anterior wall > 3mm and + sonographic murphys sign. “Integral” in managing
: gallstones, anterior ... sonographic murphys sign ... Clinical #POCUS #Gallbladder ... #Cholecystitis ... #Cholelithiasis
Cholecystitis on POCUS (Labeled)

Ultrasound showing gallstone, wall thickening, and pericholecystic fluid.

Dr. Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh

#Cholecystitis #POCUS #clinical
Cholecystitis on ... Ultrasound showing gallstone ... clinical #ultrasound #RUQ ... #abdominal #gallbladder ... #gallstone #labeled
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
Gallbladder Perforation with pericholecystic abscess on POCUS

Patient with RUQ pain/fever.  Answer in thread. holecystitis/impacted stone
Gallbladder Perforation ... Patient with RUQ ... Answer in thread. holecystitis ... Perforation #abscess #Cholecystitis ... #Gallbladder #Cholelithiasis
Cholelithiasis and Cholecystitis on Gallbladder POCUS (Labeled)

Sagittal plane showing two gallstones, trace fluid (at around 9
Cholelithiasis and ... Gallbladder POCUS ... plane showing two gallstones ... Diagnosis is Cholecystitis ... #Gallbladder #POCUS
Biliary Ultrasound Win of the Week! 48F with RUQ pain. Marked echogenicity with shadowing noted. Name
48F with RUQ pain ... Name that sign! ... Wall-Echo-Shadow (WES) sign ... Clinical #POCUS #Gallbladder ... #Gallstones #Cholelithiasis
Courvoisier Sign or Courvoisier-Terrier Sign

States that in a patient with painless jaundice & an enlarged gallbladder
quadrant mass), the cause ... unlikely to be gallstones ... therefore presumes the cause ... subclinical, episodes of cholecytitis ... CourvoisierTerrier #diagnosis
Cholecystitis and Cholelithiasis on POCUS
Focal cholecystitis with focal wall thickening at the fundus.
Sludge, beautiful stones, ?
Cholecystitis and ... Cholelithiasis ... #Cholelithiasis ... #POCUS #gallbladder ... #ultrasound #RUQ