Common bile duct and sex, age and body mass index in normal humans: an ultrasonographic study.
A probable relationship between Common Bile Duct (CBD) size and sex, age and Body Mass Index (BMI) was investigated in healthy volunteers. Real-time ultrasonography was employed to visualize gallbladder and CBD. No change of CBD size related to sex and BMI was found. A significant increase of CBD related to age was recorded.
Brogna
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Istituto di I Patologia Medica, Università di Catania, Italy.
Bucceri
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Catalano
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Ferrara
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Mangiameli
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Monello
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Blasi
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography