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Palpation of the gallbladder

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The gallbladder is occasionally palpable below the right costal margin in the mid-clavicular line. If enlarged, it will be felt as a soft, rounded mass which, like the liver, moves down on inspiration.

Rolling the patient 45 degrees to the left makes the gallbladder more visible and facilitates its palpation.

Two important findings document gallbladder disease:

  • Murphy's sign
  • Courvoisier's law

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