Cholelithiasis

Case contributed by Hidayatullah Hamidi , 28 Jul 2020
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Matt A. Morgan, 3 Sep 2020

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The features presentimages show a gallbladder full of lithiasisstones (cholelithiasis). No features of acute cholecystitis are present.

Gallstones can cause chronic right upper quadrant pain.

Larger stones are accepted as risk factors forhave been associated with gallbladder carcinoma while(especially single large stones) while smaller stones can cause obstruction, cholecystitis nadand biliary colicscolic

  • -<p>The features present a gallbladder full of lithiasis. No features of acute cholecystitis are present.</p><p>Gallstones can cause chronic right upper quadrant pain.</p><p>Larger stones are accepted as risk factors for gallbladder carcinoma while smaller stones can cause obstruction, cholecystitis nad biliary colics. </p>
  • +<p>The images show a gallbladder full of stones (cholelithiasis). No features of acute cholecystitis are present.</p><p>Gallstones can cause chronic right upper quadrant pain.</p><p>Larger stones have been associated with gallbladder carcinoma (especially single large stones) while smaller stones can cause obstruction, cholecystitis and biliary colic. </p>

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There is a significant amount of shadowing material in the gallbladder lumen.

Despite whole night fasting, no significant gallbladder distension was noted.  

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