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* Diagnostic evaluation of cholangitis should proceed first with ultrasound which has a overall sensitivity of 55-85%. | |||
* Small stones in the common bile duct may be missed. | |||
* The CBD may not be enlarged early or if the stones has passed. | |||
* The ducts may be totally normal in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
Revision as of 14:05, 2 November 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
Ultrasound
- Diagnostic evaluation of cholangitis should proceed first with ultrasound which has a overall sensitivity of 55-85%.
- Small stones in the common bile duct may be missed.
- The CBD may not be enlarged early or if the stones has passed.
- The ducts may be totally normal in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis.