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Interstitial lung disease associated with primary biliary cholangitis
Interstitial lung disease associated with primary biliary cholangitis can occur in a variable pattern that can include 1:
pulmonary fibrosis
lymphoid interstitial pneumonia
non-specific interstitial pneumonia
bronchiolitis obliterans with organising pneumonia
Epidemiology
It may occur in a...
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Portal vein thrombosis
Portal vein thrombosis may be seen in a variety of clinical contexts, and when acute can be a life-threatening condition. It is a major cause of non-cirrhotic presinusoidal portal hypertension. Portal vein thrombus may be either bland and/or malignant (i.e. tumour thrombus), and it is a critical...
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Meandering main pancreatic duct
Meandering main pancreatic duct (MMPD) denotes a main pancreatic duct that drains normally into the major papilla but performs a hairpin turn (reverse Z-type) or loop (loop-type) in the pancreatic head, in contradistinction to the smooth curvature seen in most cases.
These ductal variants are f...
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Gallbladder polyp - CT
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07 May 2011
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Giant liver haemangioma
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07 May 2011
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MRI
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Infected necrotising pancreatitis
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17 Dec 2012
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Common hepatic duct
The common hepatic duct (CHD) is formed by the right and left hepatic ducts junction. It joins the cystic duct to form the common bile duct (CBD). It is approximately 4 cm long and 4 mm in diameter, typically.
Together with the cystic duct (laterally) and cystic artery (superiorly), they form ...
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Gallbladder cancer (staging - AJCC 8th edition)
The AJCC (American Joint Committee on Cancer) 8th edition gallbladder cancer staging system was introduced in 2018.
TNM system
T: primary tumour
Tis: carcinoma in situ - tumour only within the epithelium (the inner layer of the gallbladder)
T1: tumour invades the lamina propria or muscularis...
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Multiple biliary hamartomas
Multiple biliary hamartomas (MBH) are a rare cause of multiple benign hepatic lesions. The condition is also known as von Meyenburg complexes, multiple bile duct hamartomas, or biliary microhamartomas. Multiple biliary hamartomas are asymptomatic and usually found incidentally. It is important t...
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Gallstones
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29 Apr 2010
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Hepatic hydatid cyst
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11 Mar 2021
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Peritoneal hydatidosis
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09 May 2024
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Wilson disease
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27 Aug 2021
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Intravenous drug user
Intravenous drug users (IVDU) are people who inject non-medical and controlled medical drugs (and may have substance use disorder) for non-medical purposes. Frequently injected drugs include heroin, cocaine, prescription opioids and methamphetamine 6.
Terminology
More neutral terms such as pe...
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Choledocholithiasis with acute pancreatitis
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27 Mar 2021
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MRI
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
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03 Apr 2021
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Peribiliary cysts
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18 Jan 2023
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Emphysematous cholecystitis
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09 Dec 2023
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Exclamation mark sign (limy bile)
The exclamation mark sign is a pathognomonic imaging sign of the rare diagnosis of limy bile on plain abdominal radiography. It occurs when there is both limy bile and a gallstone in the common bile duct. The linear vertical radiopaque bile forms the line of the exclamation mark (i.e. !), whilst...
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Intrahepatic portal vein-hepatic vein fistula
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30 Mar 2016
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