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ArticleWorld journal of radiology2013

Sonographic assessment of a suspected biloma: A case report and review of the literature.

Claudio Tana, Patrizio D'Alessandro, Armando Tartaro, Marco Tana, Andrea Mezzetti, Cosima Schiavone

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Article in World journal of radiology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Spontaneous biloma: a case report.Journal of ultrasound · 2015
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Claudio TanaClaudio Tana, Patrizio D'Alessandro, Cosima Schiavone, Unit of Internistic Ultrasound, "G. d'Annunzio" University, 66013 Chieti Scalo (CH), Italy.
Patrizio D'Alessandro
Armando Tartaro
Marco Tana
Andrea Mezzetti
Cosima Schiavone
University of Chieti-Pescara · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A biloma is a rare disease characterized by an abnormal intra- or extrahepatic bile collection due to a traumatic or spontaneous rupture of the biliary system. Laboratory findings are nonspecific. The diagnosis is usually suspected on the basis of a typical history (right upper quadrant abdominal pain, chills, fever and recent abdominal trauma or surgery) and is confirmed by detection of typical radiologic features. We report the case of a patient with a history of previous cholecystectomy for lithiasis who presented with clinical symptoms and laboratory data suggestive of acute pancreatitis. Imaging studies also revealed the presence of a chronic and asymptomatic biloma, which could be mistaken for a pseudocyst. The atypical location and ultrasound findings suggested an alternative diagnosis. We therefore reviewed the known literature for bilomas, focusing on the role of ultrasonography, which can reveal some typical aspects, such as location and imaging features. We conclude that ultrasound plays a key role in the assessment of a suspected biloma in patients with appropriate history and clinical features and provides valuable diagnostic clues even in the absence of these.

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Bile leakageBilomaContrast-enhanced ultrasoundFocused assessment with sonography for traumaMagnetic resonance cholangiographyUltrasound

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PMID23805373
PMCPMC3692968
OpenAlexW1972956008

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