Biliary

• • Clinical suspicion for biliary disease in a patient presenting with acute abdominal pain

• • • Are there gallstones?
    • Is there evidence of cholecystitis?
    • Is there evidence of common bile duct dilatation?

Limited Abdominal Ultrasound performed by me:
Indication:  Abdominal pain
Findings—
Gallbladder: There is no evidence of gallstones or gallbladder wall thickening. Absence of sonographic Murphy's sign.
Common Bile Duct: Normal size
Images archived in the medical record.

• • Introduction to Bedside Ultrasound Vol 1 & Vol 2
    • Chapter 30: Right Upper Quadrant

• • • Emergency Ultrasound of the Biliary Tract by Joseph Minardi
    • Biliary Lecture by Geoff Hayden