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Morphology

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Morphologically, cholesterol gallstones are:

  • large - may reach 4 cm in diameter, sufficient to fill the gallbladder
  • smooth or frond-like
  • egg or barrel shaped
  • often solitary - "cholesterol solitaire"
  • radiolucent

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