Gangrenous cholecystitis is considered a medical emergency, requiring surgical removal of the gallbladder. An imaging test that allows for the visualization of bile movement through the bile duct ...

Nonimmune hydrops fetalis can be caused by fetal chromosomal, hematologic, cardiac, or infectious conditions. A fetal blood sample obtained from percutaneous ultrasound-guided fetal blood sampling ...

Imaging scans use different technologies to determine the presence and location of gallstones. Ultrasound: An abdominal ultrasound is the best noninvasive test for detecting gallstones in the ...

gallbladder and pancreatic diseases and offers greater accuracy compared to traditional imaging methods such as ultrasound, CT scan and MRI. Spearheading this is Bicol Region’s first and only ...

The American Cancer Society’s estimates for cancer of the gallbladder and nearby large bile ducts in the United States for 2025 are: About 12,610 new cases diagnosed: 6,040 in men and 6,570 in women ...

The gallbladder is a small organ that plays a vital role in digesting the foods you eat. You may need to follow a gallbladder diet if you have gallstones or if your gallbladder is inflamed or infected ...

HYDROPS fetalis associated with hemoglobin Barts is believed to represent the homozygous state of α thalassemia. Ten cases occurring in Chinese families in Indonesia, Malaya and Hong Kong, 1 in a ...

Methods: A total of 2,415 subjects (1,261 women; 1,154 men) underwent ultrasound examination of the gallbladder, in November 1996 as part of a prospective study. Subjects in whom GP were detected ...

Figure 1. Flowchart of patient selection. Patients aged 1–17 years who received CTX treatment were included in the study. The inclusion criterion was gallbladder imaging [ultrasound or computed ...