A Potential Pitfall in POCUS of the Gallbladder: Beware of the Duodenum

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Fan Yang (Συγγραφέας), Brian Kohen (Συγγραφέας), Sowmya Sanapala (Συγγραφέας), Michael Halperin (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: CINQUILL Medical Publishers Inc., 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
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It is estimated that 20 million people in the United States have gallbladder disease. Of the patients who present to the Emergency Department (ED) with abdominal pain, 3-10% have acute cholecystitis [1]. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) evaluation of the biliary system is a valuable tool to diagnose...