Retained gallstone
Diagnosis certain
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Age
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PatientThe patient was status post cholecystectomy about one year ago and had continued right abdominal pain. Multiple follow up abdominal CTs were performed in which there was no mention of the retained gallstones. Eventually, an abdominal MRI was performed in which a presumed diagnosis of retained gallstones was made. This was confirmed by surgical exploration and removal of the stones.
-<p>Patient was status post <a title="Cholecystectomy" href="/articles/cholecystectomy-1">cholecystectomy</a> about one year ago and had continued right abdominal pain. Multiple follow up abdominal CTs were performed in which there was no mention of the <a title="Retained gallstones" href="/articles/retained-gallstone">retained gallstones</a>. Eventually, an abdominal MRI was performed in which a presumed diagnosis of retained gallstones was made. This was confirmed by surgical exploration and removal of the stones.</p>- +<p>The patient was status post <a href="/articles/cholecystectomy-1">cholecystectomy</a> about one year ago and had continued right abdominal pain. Multiple follow up abdominal CTs were performed in which there was no mention of the <a href="/articles/retained-gallstone">retained gallstones</a>. Eventually, an abdominal MRI was performed in which a presumed diagnosis of retained gallstones was made. This was confirmed by surgical exploration and removal of the stones.</p>
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Findings
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There are a couple of adjacent focal T1 hyperintensities in the hepatorenal recess, with corresponding T2 hypointensity (yellow arrows), representing retained (dropped) gallstones, which was confirmed by surgery.
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