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Courvoisier phenomenon


in the presence of jaundice:
  • small GB ==> cholecystitis / impacted stone
    (GB chronically inflamed, scarred)

  • large GB ==> NEOPLASM
    (GB intrinsically normal, can dilate)


Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD  -  27 July 1995
Last updated:  1 October 2013


 

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