Tumefactive sludge mimicking gallbladder neoplasm: A case report and review of the literature
Biliary sludge (or very thick bile) is mainly comprised of calcium bilirubinate granules and lesser amounts of cholesterol crystals, and it can produce a layer of low amplitude of echoes in the most dependent part of the gallbladder (GB). In tumefactive biliary sludge, low-amplitude echoes do not fo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical Ultrasound |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jmuonline.org/article.asp?issn=0929-6441;year=2018;volume=26;issue=2;spage=103;epage=106;aulast=Lee |