A pictorial review of gall stones and its associated complications

Authors

Darshan Gandhi, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Quinnipiac University Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine/St. Vincent's Medical Center, 2800 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT 06606, USA. Electronic address: darshangandhi7@gmail.com.
Vijayanadh Ojili, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Texas Health, San Antonio, USA.
Pankaj Nepal, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Quinnipiac University Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine/St. Vincent's Medical Center, 2800 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT 06606, USA.
Arpit Nagar, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, OH, USA.
Fabricio J. Hernandez-Delima, Department of Internal Medicine, Quinnipiac University Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine/St. Vincent's Medical Center, 2800 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT 06606, USA.
Divyansh Bajaj, Department of Internal Medicine, Quinnipiac University Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine/St. Vincent's Medical Center, 2800 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT 06606, USA.Follow
Gagandeep Choudhary, Department of Radiology, Division of Molecular Imaging & Therapeutics and Neuroradiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 619 19th Street South, JT779, Birmingham, AL 35249-6835, USA.
Nishant Gupta, Department of Radiology, Columbia University at Bassett Healthcare, 1 Atwell Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326, USA.
Pranav Sharma, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Bridgeport Hospital at Yale New Haven Health, 167 Grant St, Bridgeport, CT 06610, USA.

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Clinical imaging

Abstract

Gallstone disease is the term commonly used to refer to gallstones that cause symptoms. There is a myriad of complications that can arise from gallstones: acute cholecystitis, xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis, emphysematous cholecystitis, gallbladder wall perforations, pericholecystic abscesses, Mirizzi syndrome, cholecystoenteric fistulas, choledocholithiasis, gallstone pancreatitis, porcelain gallbladder, gallbladder malignancies, and many more. The aim of this pictorial review is to revisit how multimodality imaging can help with the diagnosis of gallstone disease. We review the classic imaging findings on different imaging modalities for gallstone disease and its associated complications and how it is useful in early diagnosis for timely management of complications as well as surgical planning.

First Page

228

Last Page

236

DOI

10.1016/j.clinimag.2019.11.015

Publication Date

4-1-2020

Recommended Citation

Gandhi, Darshan; Ojili, Vijayanadh; Nepal, Pankaj; Nagar, Arpit; Hernandez-Delima, Fabricio J.; Bajaj, Divyansh; Choudhary, Gagandeep; Gupta, Nishant; and Sharma, Pranav, "A pictorial review of gall stones and its associated complications" (2020). All Research. 163.
https://scholar.bridgeporthospital.org/all_research/163

Identifier

31931279 (pubmed); 10.1016/j.clinimag.2019.11.015 (doi); S0899-7071(19)30240-2 (pii)