Perforation of the gallbladder can now be diagnosed in a noninvase fashion due to advent of gray-scale sonography. Conditions that may simulate gallbladder perforation in sonograms include pericholecystic fluid collection, ascites, pancreatitis, and peri t ~n i t i s . l -~ These signs, however, are
The WES triad — A specific sonographic sign of gallstones in the contracted gallbladder
✍ Scribed by MacDonald, F. R. ;Cooperberg, P. L. ;Cohen, M. M.
- Book ID
- 105391268
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 977 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-0509
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