Infections of the right hypochondrium.
Among the infectious diseases of the right hypochondrium, cholecystitis, cholangitis, and liver abscesses predominate. These are frequently encountered diseases, but they can still raise questions in daily practice. In this elaboration, we will thus address and illustrate: the major infectious diseases of the liver and gallbladder, and their radiological features; the potential interpretation problems and differential diagnoses; the diagnostic and therapeutic strategies used in imaging to manage infections of the right hypochondrium.
Radiologie et imagerie médicale, centre hospitalier universitaire, BP 217, 38043 Grenoble cedex 09, France. ibricault@chu-grenoble.fr
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D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis; D002761:Cholangitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D042882:Gallstones / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D045823:Ileus / Q000175:diagnosis; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography