Abstract:We reviewed a series of 25 patients whose cholecystosonograms showed ultrasonic nonvisualization of the gallbladder, high-amplitude echoes in the region of the gallbladder bed, and strong acoustical shadowing. These 3 findings have previously been thought to be a reliable indication of a small contracted gallbladder filled with stones. In our series, all 25 such patients did not have gallstones, but the size and number of the calculi were highly variable. Only a small minority of our patients had a contracted … Show more
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