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| small polypoid projections from the gallbladder wall |
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| small opening in the duodenum in which the pancreatic and common bile duct enter to release secretions |
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| yellow pigment in bile formed by the breakdown of red blood cells |
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| inflammation of the bile duct |
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| removal of the gallbladder |
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| inflammation of the gallbladder; may be acute or chronic |
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| hormone secreted into the blood by the mucosa of the upper small intestine; stimulates contraction of the gallbladder and pancreatic secretion of enzymes |
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| cystic growth of the common duct that may cause obstruction |
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| gallstones in the gallbladder |
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| variant of adenomyomatosis; cholesterol polyps; also called cholesterosis |
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| extends from the point where the common hepatic duct meets the cystic duct; drains into the duodenum after it joins with the main pancreatic duct |
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| refers to common bile or hepatic ducts when the cystic duct is not seen |
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| bile duct system that drains the liver into the common bile duct |
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| connects the gallbladder to the common hepatic duct |
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| small part of the gallbladder that lies near the cystic duct where stones may collect |
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| tiny valves found within the cystic duct |
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| massive enlargement of the gallbladder |
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| excessive bilirubin accumulation that causes yellow pigmentation of the skin; first seen in the whites of the eyes |
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| small septum within the gallbladder, usually arising from the posterior wall |
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| cancer at the bifurcation of the hepatic ducts; may cause asymmetric obstruction of the biliary tree |
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| positive sign implies exquisite tenderness over the area of the gallbladder upon palpation |
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| travels horizontally through the pancreas to join the common bile duct at the ampulla of Vater |
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| gallbladder variant in which part of the fundus is bent back on itself |
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| polyps of the gallbladder |
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| small, well-defined soft tissue projection from the gallbladder wall |
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| calcification of the gallbladder wall |
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| central area of the liver where the portal vein, common duct, and hepatic artery enter |
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| low-level echoes found along the posterior margin of the gallbladder; move with change in position |
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| small muscle that guards the ampulla of Vater |
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| wall echo shadow (WES) sign |
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| sonographic pattern found when the gallbladder is packed with stones |
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