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Gallbladder and Bile Ducts

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Gallbladder stones form the majority of biliary disease, and are conveniently detected by ultrasonography (US).

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Bateson, M.C., Bouchier, I.A.D. (2017). Gallbladder and Bile Ducts. In: Clinical Investigations in Gastroenterology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53786-3_15

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