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Courvoisier gallbladder

Pronunciation: kūr-vwah-sē-ā′
an enlarged, often palpable gallbladder in a patient with carcinoma of the head of the pancreas. It is associated with jaundice due to obstruction of the common bile duct.

See: Courvoisier law




 

 

 

 

 

 



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