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Where is the gallbladder located in relation to the liver?
Where is the gallbladder located in relation to the liver?
What forms the cystic duct and the gallbladder during embryonic development?
What forms the cystic duct and the gallbladder during embryonic development?
What is often found in the region of the gallbladder neck and is a common site for gallstone impaction?
What is often found in the region of the gallbladder neck and is a common site for gallstone impaction?
Which structure can be used as a landmark for locating the gallbladder fossa?
Which structure can be used as a landmark for locating the gallbladder fossa?
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What percentage of the gallbladder surface is typically covered by peritoneal tissue as it migrates towards the surface of the liver?
What percentage of the gallbladder surface is typically covered by peritoneal tissue as it migrates towards the surface of the liver?
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What is the consequence of failure of the gallbladder to migrate towards the liver's surface?
What is the consequence of failure of the gallbladder to migrate towards the liver's surface?
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What is a common area for edema in cases of generalized edematous processes or local inflammation related to the gallbladder?
What is a common area for edema in cases of generalized edematous processes or local inflammation related to the gallbladder?
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What can the gallbladder be mistaken for on sonographic examination when it is collapsed and filled with stones?
What can the gallbladder be mistaken for on sonographic examination when it is collapsed and filled with stones?
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What is the approximate percentage of the population that experiences agenesis of the gallbladder?
What is the approximate percentage of the population that experiences agenesis of the gallbladder?
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What leads to increased mobility of the gallbladder and is a risk factor in the development of gallbladder torsion (volvulus)?
What leads to increased mobility of the gallbladder and is a risk factor in the development of gallbladder torsion (volvulus)?
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What are the sonographic findings associated with gangrenous cholecystitis?
What are the sonographic findings associated with gangrenous cholecystitis?
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Why is Murphy sign absent in two-thirds of patients with gangrenous cholecystitis?
Why is Murphy sign absent in two-thirds of patients with gangrenous cholecystitis?
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What characterizes hemorrhagic cholecystitis?
What characterizes hemorrhagic cholecystitis?
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What are clues to the perforation of the gallbladder?
What are clues to the perforation of the gallbladder?
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What is a distinguishing feature of a pericholecystic abscess compared to uncomplicated cholecystitis?
What is a distinguishing feature of a pericholecystic abscess compared to uncomplicated cholecystitis?
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What is a significant difference between emphysematous cholecystitis and typical acute cholecystitis?
What is a significant difference between emphysematous cholecystitis and typical acute cholecystitis?
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In which condition may gallbladder perforation be more common than in typical acute cholecystitis?
In which condition may gallbladder perforation be more common than in typical acute cholecystitis?
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Which patient group is acalculous cholecystitis more common in?
Which patient group is acalculous cholecystitis more common in?
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What is a characteristic appearance of emphysematous cholecystitis on sonography?
What is a characteristic appearance of emphysematous cholecystitis on sonography?
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What factor may make the diagnosis of acalculous cholecystitis challenging in critically ill patients?
What factor may make the diagnosis of acalculous cholecystitis challenging in critically ill patients?
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