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Biliary calculus in All Ages
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Biliary calculus in All Ages

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Synopsis

Hardened crystal deposits formed from bile pigments, cholesterol, and calcium salts found in the bile duct (choledocholithiasis) or gallbladder (cholecystolithiasis). Commonly called gallstones, they are characterized by severe right upper quadrant abdominal pain or epigastric pain due to transient obstruction of the biliary tract. Other symptoms include nausea, vomiting, hyperbilirubinemia, and elevated alkaline phosphatase and gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase.

Codes

ICD10CM:
K80.20 – Calculus of gallbladder without cholecystitis without obstruction

SNOMEDCT:
266474003 – Calculus in biliary tract

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Biliary calculus in All Ages
Imaging Studies image of Biliary calculus - imageId=7878647. Click to open in gallery.  caption: '<span>Ultrasound of the right upper  quadrant demonstrating echogenic foci with shadowing in the gallbladder  consistent with cholelithiasis.</span>'
Ultrasound of the right upper quadrant demonstrating echogenic foci with shadowing in the gallbladder consistent with cholelithiasis.
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