A gallbladder filled with barium sulfate: an enigma
Vansteenland, H.G.; Opheide, J.; Eyskens, E.
Acta Chirurgica Belgica 86(6): 336-339
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-5458 PMID: 3825414 Document Number: 270730
We report an unusual observation in a 60-year-old patient with a Ba-sulfate filled gallbladder. A thorough search of the literature failed to disclose a similar case. Several hypotheses are proposed. We could not find a satisfactory explanation for this phenomenon.
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