Gregory K Russo, Atif Zaheer, Ihab R Kamel, Kristin K Porter, Krystal Archer-Arroyo, Mustafa R Bashir, Brooks D Cash, Alice Fung, Marion McCrary, Brendan M McGuire, Richard D Shih, John Stowers, Kiran H Thakrar, Abhinav Vij, Shaun A Wahab, Katherine Zukotynski, Laura R Carucci
Acute right upper quadrant pain is one of the most common presenting symptoms in hospital emergency departments, as well as outpatient settings. Although gallstone-related acute cholecystitis is a leading consideration in diagnosis, a myriad of extrabiliary sources including hepatic, pancreatic, gastroduodenal, and musculoskeletal should also be considered. This document focuses on the diagnostic accuracy of imaging studies performed specifically to evaluate acute right upper quadrant pain, with biliary etiologies including acute cholecystitis and its complications being the most common...
May 2023: Journal of the American College of Radiology: JACR