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  • Title: Sonographic findings in acute emphysematous cholecystitis.
    Author: Parulekar SG.
    Journal: Radiology; 1982 Oct; 145(1):117-9. PubMed ID: 7122865.
    Abstract:
    Ultrasound findings in 2 cases of acute emphysematous cholecystitis are described. Reverberations were demonstrated within the acoustical shadow produced by gas in the gallbladder. Since reverberations are rarely seen within shadows produced by gallstones, a "reverberation shadow" arising from the gallbladder (in the absence of a biliary-enteric anastomosis or fistula) should suggest emphysematous cholecystitis; however, the diagnosis should be confirmed by abdominal radiography.
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