Fast Track to Abdominal Pain
Clinician Reviews. 2016 October;26(10):24,27
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The radiograph illustrates a large calcification within the right upper quadrant—most likely a gallstone. Several smaller calcifications are clustered together in the same area, making the diagnosis cholelithiasis. The patient was referred to the general surgery clinic for further
evaluation.
For recent findings on gallstone disease and heart risk, see here.