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Case Reports
. 2019 May 27;34(20):e152.
doi: 10.3346/jkms.2019.34.e152.

Six-Year-Old Girl with Porcelain Gallbladder

Soon Chul Kim  1
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Case Reports

Six-Year-Old Girl with Porcelain Gallbladder

Soon Chul Kim. J Korean Med Sci. .
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The author has no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Initial simple X-ray, sonography, and abdominal CT images. (A) Erect view of posterior to anterior abdominal radiograph shows the circular, thin opacity like cyst in the right upper quadrant. (B) Liver ultrasonography shows increased homogeneous echogenicity along the intramural layer of gallbladder body (rightward arrow) and dilatation of biliary duct (leftward arrow). (C) Coronal view of CT scan shows mucosal high attenuation which is diffuse and homogeneous thin wall along the gallbladder fundus and body. (D) Calcified gallbladder wall (rightward arrow) and calcified radiopaque stone (leftward arrow) were revealed on transverse view of pre-enhanced CT scan. (E) Another coronal view of abdominal CT scan shows the stone (arrow) which is a cause of common biliary ductal dilatation.
CT = computed tomography.
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