Open AccessRadiologic findings of Mirizzi syndrome with emphasis on MRI
Author(s) -
Byoung Wook Choi,
Do Young Kim,
Jae Joon Chung,
Hyung Sik Yoo,
Jong Tae Lee
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
yonsei medical journal/yonsei medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1976-2437
pISSN - 0513-5796
DOI - 10.3349/ymj.2000.41.1.144
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , fast spin echo , malignancy , gallbladder , common hepatic duct , magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography , common bile duct , thickening , cystic duct , magnetic resonance imaging , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , surgery , pathology , chemistry , pancreatitis , polymer science
We have reported a case of Mirizzi syndrome preoperatively diagnosed using MR cholangiopancreatography. MRCP and T2-weighted image using a single-shot fast spin-echo sequence accurately depicted all components of Mirizzi syndrome, including impacted stone in the neck of the gallbladder compressing the common hepatic duct and wall-thickening of the gallbladder without any evidence of malignancy. The combination of MRCP and T2-weighted image can be counted on to replace conventional modalities of diagnosing Mirizzi syndrome without any loss of diagnostic accuracy.