Incidental findings on gallbladder sonography.
Upper abdominal ultrasonography demonstrated important incidental findings in 4.4% of 480 patients referred specifically for a gallbladder examination. The sonographic findings contributed dramatically to the subsequent management of these patients. A policy of examining all of the upper abdominal organs is advocated in all patients referred for sonography of a single organ or system.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography