Abdominal ultrasound showing the gallbladder

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Image of abdominal ultrasound: gallbladder

Courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise, Idaho.

Figure 1 shows a normal gallbladder on ultrasound. Figure 2 shows a large gallstone in the gallbladder.

Medical Review:Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP - Gastroenterology
Last Updated: 08/02/2007

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