The Accuracy of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Detection of Gallbladder Disease: A Meta-analysis

Wu, Xiaoli; Li, Keji; Kou, Sen; Wu, Xianxiu; Zhang, Zhi

doi:10.1016/j.acra.2023.09.029

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“…Ultrasound is considered the gold-standard imaging practice for the assessment of patients with abdominal pain and a clinical picture suggestive of gallbladder disease. This is due to its availability, low cost, lack of ionizing radiation, and sensitivity of 81%-86% and specificity of 83%-92% when it comes to detecting gallstones [5,[12][13][14]. In other sources, it reported a sensitivity of 97% and a specificity of 95% [15].…”

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Biliary Disease in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Review of Clinical and Radiological Burden

Mahdi,

Naseeb,

Almoataz

et al. 2024

Cureus

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ConclusionGallbladder disease is very prevalent with a wide array of disease entities, requiring radiological assistance in diagnosis. Ultrasound is the ideal modality for the diagnosis of biliary disease due to its ease of use and availability; it has high sensitivity and specificity, and it can be complemented by other modalities such as CT scans and MRCP/MRI when it comes to assessing for complications. On the other hand, plain radiographs have no significant value in the detection of gallbladder-related disease, and their utilization should be limited to emergency cases with high clinical suspicion.

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