Open AccessUltrasonographic Measurement of Normal Common Bile Duct Diameter and its Correlation with Age, Sex and Anthropometry
Author(s) -
Nidhi Lal,
Simmi Mehra,
Vivek Lal
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/8738.5232
Subject(s) - medicine , anthropometry , circumference , common bile duct , porta hepatis , umbilicus (mollusc) , surgery , nuclear medicine , mathematics , geometry
Ultrasonography is the diagnostic method of choice for visualization and rational work-up of abdominal organs. The dilatation of the common bile duct helps distinguish obstructive from non-obstructive causes of jaundice. Availability of normal measurements of the common bile duct is therefore important. There exists significant variations in the anthropometric features of various populations, regions and races.