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Abstract
A new sonographic technique for demonstration of the common bile duct is described in a prospective study of 200 patients. The mean diameter of the normal common duct was 4.1 mm. A common duct greater than 7 mm in diameter can be seen in (a) nonjaundiced patients with gallstones and/or pancreatitis, or (b) jaundiced patients with common duct obstruction by stone or tumor. A common duct greater than 11 mm in diameter is strongly suggestive of obstruction by stone or tumor.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 504652 DOI: 10.1148/133.3.703
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Radiology ISSN: 0033-8419 Impact factor: 11.105