Gallbladder and Biliary Tract Pathology

Formation of cholesterol stones involves the precipitation of cholesterol from supersaturated bile. 

Murphy s sign inspiratory arrest in response to palpation of the RUQ during deep inspiration 

Hydrops of the gallbladder (mucocele) chronic obstruction of the cystic duct leads to the resorption of the normal gallbladder contents and 

Courvoisier s Law An enlarged palpable gallbladder is more likely to be caused by obstruction due to malignancy than by stones. 

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