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Medical imaging of the abdomen is of vital importance when assessing upper abdominal pain, both in the acute patient and in post-operative patients. It supports the clinical assessment and provides guidance when there is difficulty in evaluating the patient. Imaging allows the clinician to more accurately follow the outcomes of non-surgical treatment or the post-surgical course and intervene earlier or delay intervention if there is concern of complications.

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Dugdale, P. (2018). Biliary Imaging for Gallstone Disease. In: Cox, M., Eslick, G., Padbury, R. (eds) The Management of Gallstone Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63884-3_2

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