Case List History Objectives Radiology Images Questions BILIARY TRACT Case #3 - A 43 year old lady with RUQ pain DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 5.) What are the ways we could identify stones in the common duct? Visualization of common duct stones: Ultrasound: see ductal dilatation but difficult to see the stones CT scan: duct dilatation and level of obstruction seen but stone difficult to visualize ERCP: stones seen as filling defects Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram (PTC): possible only if intrahepatic radicles are dilated
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