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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Transabdominal ultrasound should be performed in all patients with acute pancreatitis | Transabdominal ultrasound should be performed in all patients with acute pancreatitis and it may be beneficial in the diagnosis of [[gallstones]] which is the most common underlying cause of [[pancreatitis]]. | ||
==Ultrasound== | ==Ultrasound== | ||
* Transabdominal [[ultrasound]] should be performed in all patients with acute pancreatitis. | * Transabdominal [[ultrasound]] should be performed in all patients with acute pancreatitis. | ||
* [[Ultrasound]] may be beneficial in the diagnosis of [[gallstones]] which is the most common underlying cause of [[pancreatitis]] (~40%).<ref name="acutepancreatitis" /> | * [[Ultrasound]] may be beneficial in the diagnosis of [[gallstones]] which is the most common underlying cause of [[pancreatitis]] (~40%).<ref name="acutepancreatitis" /> | ||
[[Image:Acute-pancreatitis-20.jpg|500 px|thumb|center|Case courtesy of Dr J. Ray Ballinger, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/23635">rID: 23635</a>]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Tarek Nafee, M.D. [2]
Overview
Transabdominal ultrasound should be performed in all patients with acute pancreatitis and it may be beneficial in the diagnosis of gallstones which is the most common underlying cause of pancreatitis.
Ultrasound
- Transabdominal ultrasound should be performed in all patients with acute pancreatitis.
- Ultrasound may be beneficial in the diagnosis of gallstones which is the most common underlying cause of pancreatitis (~40%).[1]
References
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