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Gallbladder and Biliary System

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A 62-year-old man presents with jaundice, choluria, clear stools, and weight loss.

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  1. Centro de Diagnostico “Dr Enrique Rossi”, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Mariano Volpacchio, Joaquina Paz López Moras & Verónica Patricia Rubio

  2. Hospital de Clínicas “José de San Martín”, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Mariano Volpacchio

  3. Hospital Naval Neff, Viña del Mar, Chile

    Mario Santamarina

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  1. Sercosa, Clinica Las Nieves, Carmelo Torres 2, Jaén, 23007, Spain

    Antonio Luna

  2. Dept. Magnetic Resonance, Clinica Girona, Lorenzana 36, Gerona, 17002, Spain

    Joan C. Vilanova

  3. Dept. Radiology, Bolwell B124, Case Western Reserve University, Euclid Ave. 11100, Cleveland, 44106, Ohio, USA

    Pablo R. Ros

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Volpacchio, M., Moras, J.P.L., Rubio, V.P., Santamarina, M. (2012). Gallbladder and Biliary System. In: Luna, A., Vilanova, J., Ros, P. (eds) Learning Abdominal Imaging. Learning Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-88003-5_2

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