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| {{CMG}}; {{AE}} {{FH}} | | {{CMG}}; {{AE}},{{ADS}} |
| {{Cholangitis}} | | {{Cholangitis}} |
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| ==Overview== | | ==Overview== |
| X-rays are not generally useful for diagnosing cholangitis; they are mainly used to obtain a visual impression of the [[biliary system]] once an [[endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography]] (ERCP) has been conducted.
| | *There are no x-ray findings associated with acute cholangitis. |
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| ==Cholangitis X-Ray== | | ==X-Ray== |
| *X-ray images of cholangitis are known as [[cholangiograms]].<ref name="pmid17556149">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kinney TP |title=Management of ascending cholangitis |journal=Gastrointest. Endosc. Clin. N. Am. |volume=17 |issue=2 |pages=289–306, vi |year=2007 |pmid=17556149 |doi=10.1016/j.giec.2007.03.006 |url=}}</ref> | | *There are no x-ray findings associated with acute cholangitis. |
| *[[Gallstones]] are visible as nonopacified areas in the contour of the [[duct]].<ref name="Mujahed1974">{{cite journal|last1=Mujahed|first1=Zuheir|title=Nonopacification of the Gallbladder and Bile Ducts|journal=Radiology|volume=112|issue=2|year=1974|pages=297–298|issn=0033-8419|doi=10.1148/112.2.297}}</ref>
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| *X-rays are taken to get a visual impression of the biliary system once the ERCP has been conducted and dye has been injected into the [[bile duct]].<ref name="pmid17556149">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kinney TP |title=Management of ascending cholangitis |journal=Gastrointest. Endosc. Clin. N. Am. |volume=17 |issue=2 |pages=289–306, vi |year=2007 |pmid=17556149 |doi=10.1016/j.giec.2007.03.006 |url=}}</ref><ref name="urlPrimary Sclerosing Cholangitis">{{cite web |url=http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/liver-disease/primary-sclerosing-cholangitis/Pages/facts.aspx |title=Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis |format= |work= |accessdate=April 20 2016}}</ref>
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| Primary-sclerosing-cholangitis-psc-1.jpg|Primary sclerosing cholangitis - Case courtesy of Dr Natalie Yang, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 6868
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| ==References== | | ==References== |