A patient with a suspected hepatobiliary cyst is always a challenge for a clinicians . How ultrasonography can be used to distinguish particular characters of biliary cystadenomas? This article provides brief outline regarding use of ultrasonography in assessing hepatobiliary tract. Ultrasound is known to be the least invasive radiologic technique to assess liver and biliary tract. The technique is portable, quick and can be used quite efficiently to assist in interventional procedures.
Moreover, it is less costly and easily available compared to computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The ultrasound can be effectively used to evaluate the liver and intra- and extra-hepatic bile ducts. It can also be used to assess the gallbladder. Following are the general estimates of normal hepatobiliary structures with the ultrasound: Gallbladder : Wall thickening should be…
