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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 the release of 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; stimulated contraction of the gallbladder and pancreatic secretiion of enzymes |
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Dilation 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 |
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| Extends from the point where the common hepatic duct mets the cystic duct; drains into the duodenum after it joins with the main pancreatic duct |
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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 wher 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 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 causse 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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| 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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