Choledocholithiasis

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis certain

Patient Data

Age: 80 years
Gender: Female
ultrasound

Ultrasound demonstrates dilatation of the intrahepatic and proximal biliary tree with a large echogenic shadowing stone seen within the bile duct.

mri

MRCP confirms the presence of choledocholithiasis. Note how the maximum intensity projection view somewhat obscures this very large calculus. 

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