Primary biliary cirrhosis ultrasound

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dildar Hussain, MBBS [2]

Overview

There are no ultrasound findings associated with primary biliary cirrhosis. However, the ultrasound is mandatory for liver and biliary tree for all cholestatic patients for the differentiation of intrahepatic cholestasis from extrahepatic cholestasis.

Ultrasound

There are no ultrasound findings associated with primary biliary cirrhosis. However, the ultrasound is mandatory for liver and biliary tree for all cholestatic patients for the differentiation of intrahepatic cholestasis from extrahepatic cholestasis.

The ultrasound findings may include:^[1]
- Cholestasis
- Abdominal lymphadenopathy

References

↑ Blachar A, Federle MP, Brancatelli G (2001). “Primary biliary cirrhosis: clinical, pathologic, and helical CT findings in 53 patients”. Radiology. 220 (2): 329–36. doi:10.1148/radiology.220.2.r01au36329. PMID 11477233.

Overview