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An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of gallstone disease. Findings on an [[X-rays|x-ray]] suggestive of gallstones include | An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of gallstone disease. Findings on an [[X-rays|x-ray]] suggestive of gallstones include [[cholesterol]] and pigment radio-opaque stones found in the [[gallbladder]] or [[biliary tree]] within the [[common bile duct]] or the [[cystic duct]]. | ||
==X Ray== | ==X Ray== | ||
*Plain abdominal [[x-rays]] rarely detect gallstones since only 10% of gallstones contain enough calcium within them to be sufficiently radioopaque and be visible on a [[radiograph]].<ref name="pmid3797654">{{cite journal |vauthors=Barakos JA, Ralls PW, Lapin SA, Johnson MB, Radin DR, Colletti PM, Boswell WD, Halls JM |title=Cholelithiasis: evaluation with CT |journal=Radiology |volume=162 |issue=2 |pages=415–8 |year=1987 |pmid=3797654 |doi=10.1148/radiology.162.2.3797654 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid21862355">{{cite journal |vauthors=Benarroch-Gampel J, Boyd CA, Sheffield KM, Townsend CM, Riall TS |title=Overuse of CT in patients with complicated gallstone disease |journal=J. Am. Coll. Surg. |volume=213 |issue=4 |pages=524–30 |year=2011 |pmid=21862355 |pmc=3356270 |doi=10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.07.008 |url=}}</ref> | |||
Plain abdominal [[ | *The majority of stones are therefore, radiolucent. | ||
[[Image:t.jpg|thumb|center|500px|Source:wikiradiography, shows radio-opaque gallstones within the gallbladder<ref name="urlGallstones - wikiRadiography">{{cite web |url=http://www.wikiradiography.net/page/Gallstones |title=Gallstones - wikiRadiography |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>]] | |||
====Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography==== | |||
*[[X-rays]] are used to examine the [[liver]] and [[Bile duct|bile ducts]]. | |||
*This is accomplished by the insertion of a thin needle through the [[skin]] and into the liver carrying a [[contrast medium]] to help to see blockages in [[liver]] and [[bile ducts]]. | |||
[[Image:ptc.jpg|thumb|center|500px|Source: J.Guntau of German Wikipedia, an example of percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography showing the biliary tree. <ref name="urlupload.wikimedia.org">{{cite web |url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Perkutan_transhepatische_Cholangiographie.jpg |title=upload.wikimedia.org |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hadeel Maksoud M.D.[2]
Overview
An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of gallstone disease. Findings on an x-ray suggestive of gallstones include cholesterol and pigment radio-opaque stones found in the gallbladder or biliary tree within the common bile duct or the cystic duct.
X Ray
- Plain abdominal x-rays rarely detect gallstones since only 10% of gallstones contain enough calcium within them to be sufficiently radioopaque and be visible on a radiograph.[1][2]
- The majority of stones are therefore, radiolucent.
Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
- X-rays are used to examine the liver and bile ducts.
- This is accomplished by the insertion of a thin needle through the skin and into the liver carrying a contrast medium to help to see blockages in liver and bile ducts.
References
- ↑ Barakos JA, Ralls PW, Lapin SA, Johnson MB, Radin DR, Colletti PM, Boswell WD, Halls JM (1987). "Cholelithiasis: evaluation with CT". Radiology. 162 (2): 415–8. doi:10.1148/radiology.162.2.3797654. PMID 3797654.
- ↑ Benarroch-Gampel J, Boyd CA, Sheffield KM, Townsend CM, Riall TS (2011). "Overuse of CT in patients with complicated gallstone disease". J. Am. Coll. Surg. 213 (4): 524–30. doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.07.008. PMC 3356270. PMID 21862355.
- ↑ "Gallstones - wikiRadiography".
- ↑ "upload.wikimedia.org".
