| Courvoisier | Ludwig G., French surgeon, 1843-1918. See: Courvoisier's law, Courvoisier's sign, Courvoisier's gallbladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| courvoisier phenomenon | <radiology> In the presence of jaundice: small gall bladder most likely to be cholecystitis / impacted stone (gall bladder chronically inflamed, scarred), large gall bladder most likely to be NEOPLASM (gall bladder intrinsically normal, can dilate), pancreatic head, cholangiocarcinoma (distal common bile duct), ampulla of Vater, duodenal papilla (12 Dec 1998) |
| Courvoisier's gallbladder | 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's law. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Courvoisier's law | Enlargement of the gallbladder with jaundice is likely to result from carcinoma of the head of the pancreas and not from a stone in the common duct, because in the latter the gallbladder is usually scarred from infection and does not distend. Synonym: Courvoisier's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Courvoisier's sign | Enlargement of the gallbladder with jaundice is likely to result from carcinoma of the head of the pancreas and not from a stone in the common duct, because in the latter the gallbladder is usually scarred from infection and does not distend. Synonym: Courvoisier's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |