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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 ... cancer Acute cholecystitis ... fever, Murphy sign ... Chronic cholecystitis
Cholecystitis on POCUS (Labeled)

Ultrasound showing gallstone, wall thickening, and pericholecystic fluid.

Dr. Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh

#Cholecystitis #POCUS #clinical
Cholecystitis on ... POCUS (Labeled) Ultrasound ... showing gallstone ... RUQ #abdominal #gallbladder ... #gallstone #labeled
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.
Complications of Gallstones ... Cholecystitis 3. ... Gallbladder carcinoma ... Gallstone ileus ... Complications #Gallstones
Acute “calculus” cholecystitis: gallstones, anterior wall > 3mm and + sonographic murphys sign. “Integral” in managing
Acute “calculus” cholecystitis ... : gallstones, anterior ... sonographic murphys sign ... Clinical #POCUS #Gallbladder ... #Cholecystitis
Acute cholecystitis. Note the gallstones with shadowing, pericholecystic fluid, and thickened gallbladder wall. #Clinical #EM #Radiology
Acute cholecystitis ... Note the gallstones ... and thickened gallbladder ... Radiology #POCUS #Cholecystitis ... PericholecysticFluid #Gallstone
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
Cholecystitis on Gallbladder POCUS 

The landmark for the gallbladder is the portal vein, usually seen superiorly
Cholecystitis on ... this video) —> cholecystitis ... not specific for cholecystitis ... Herbst @EUSmkh #Cholecystitis ... #clinical #ultrasound
Cholecystitis - Diagnosis and Management Overview
Types - Acute Calculous, Acalculous, Xanthogranulomatous (chronic)
Complications 
 - Gangrenous (most
Cholecystitis - ... Emphysematous - Gallbladder ... Perforation - Gallstone ... Smith, MD #Cholecystitis
Cholecystitis on POCUS

Ultrasound showing gallstone, wall thickening, and pericholecystic fluid.

Dr. Meghan Herbst @EUSmkh

#Cholecystitis #POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Cholecystitis on ... POCUS Ultrasound ... showing gallstone ... RUQ #abdominal #gallbladder ... #gallstone
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 ... subclinical, episodes of cholecytitis