Free Flashcard From TBL 14
Question:
how gall stones might reach the duodenum, and how this would create a diagnostic radiographic sign
Answer:
gallstones may reach the duodenum if a peptic duodenal ulcer ruptures and creates a false passage between the gallbladder pouch and the duodenum; a diagnostic radiographic sign would be the presence of gas (from the GI tract) in the gallbladder