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

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. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) evaluation of the biliary system is a valuable tool to diagnose gal...

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Main Authors: Yang, Fan J, Kohen, Brian, Sanapala, Sowmya, Halperin, Michael
Format: Online Article Text
Language:English
Published: 2022
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9983711/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36896391
http://dx.doi.org/10.24908/pocus.v7i2.15632