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© 1983 by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
J Ultrasound Med 2:13-16 • 0278-4297

Choledocholithiasis: Ultrasonographic Caveats

Peter R. Mueller, MD, John J. Cronan, MD, Joseph F. Simeone, MD, Eric vanSonnenberg, MD and Deborah A. Hall, MD

Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Mueller, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. MA 02114.

Abstract

Choledocholithiasis is a frequent cause of biliary obstruction; its ultrasonographic appearance has been well described. Familiarity with other causes of echogenic foci in the common duct will help prevent sonographic false-positive diagnoses of Choledocholithiasis. In patients who have had surgery or biliary manipulation, radiographic examination of the kidney, ureter, and bladder is helpful.

Key Words: Choledocholithiasis • biliary obstruction

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