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Pancreatic pseudocyst ultrasound
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Ultrasonography
Ultrasonography
The role of ultrasonography in imaging the pancreas is limited by patient habitus, operator experience and the fact that the pancreas lies behind the stomach (and so a gas-filled stomach will obscure the pancreas).[1][2][3][4]
References
References
- ↑ Aranha GV, Prinz RA, Esguerra AC, Greenlee HB. The nature and course of cystic pancreatic lesions diagnosed by ultrasound. Arch Surg. Apr 1983;118(4):486-8.
- ↑ Brugge WR. The role of endoscopic ultrasound in pancreatic disorders. Int J Pancreatol. Aug 1996;20(1):1-10.
- ↑ Laing FC, Gooding GA, Brown T, Leopold GR. Atypical pseudocysts of the pancreas: an ultrasonographic evaluation. J Clin Ultrasound. Feb 1979;7(1):27-33.
- ↑ Lee CM, Chang-Chien CS, Lin DY, et al. The real-time ultrasonography of pancreatic pseudocyst: comparison of infected and noninfected pseudocysts. J Clin Ultrasound. Jul-Aug 1988;16(6):393-8.
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