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Acute calculous cholecystitis with patent cystic duct. 1983

J D Massie, and M Moinuddin, and J C Phillips

In the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis, the interpretation of cholescintigraphy is usually not difficult. It is conceivable, however, that with unusual location of obstructing calculi atypical images could result. Three cases were studied with cholescintigraphy and one with cholecystography in which more distal locations of obstructing calculi resulted in partial visualization of the gallbladder and erroneous interpretations were possible. Nuclear medicine radiologists should, therefore, be aware that atypical gallbladder images may be the result of unexpected location of obstructing calculi. Clues for assisting in interpretation are offered.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D011877	Radionuclide Imaging	The production of an image obtained by cameras that detect the radioactive emissions of an injected radionuclide as it has distributed differentially throughout tissues in the body. The image obtained from a moving detector is called a scan, while the image obtained from a stationary camera device is called a scintiphotograph.	Gamma Camera Imaging,Radioisotope Scanning,Scanning, Radioisotope,Scintigraphy,Scintiphotography,Imaging, Gamma Camera,Imaging, Radionuclide
D002764	Cholecystitis	Inflammation of the GALLBLADDER; generally caused by impairment of BILE flow, GALLSTONES in the BILIARY TRACT, infections, or other diseases.	Empyema, Gallbladder,Gallbladder Inflammation,Empyema, Gall Bladder,Gall Bladder Empyema,Gallbladder Empyema,Inflammation, Gallbladder
D002765	Cholecystography	Radiography of the gallbladder after ingestion of a contrast medium.	Cholecystographies
D002769	Cholelithiasis	Presence or formation of GALLSTONES in the BILIARY TRACT, usually in the gallbladder (CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS) or the common bile duct (CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS).	Gallstone Disease,Cholelithiases,Gallstone Diseases
D003549	Cystic Duct	The duct that is connected to the GALLBLADDER and allows the emptying of bile into the COMMON BILE DUCT.	Cystic Ducts,Duct, Cystic,Ducts, Cystic
D005260	Female		Females
D005704	Gallbladder	A storage reservoir for BILE secretion. Gallbladder allows the delivery of bile acids at a high concentration and in a controlled manner, via the CYSTIC DUCT to the DUODENUM, for degradation of dietary lipid.	Gallbladders
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man