| large gallbladder | <radiology> Courvoisier phenomenon, neoplasm of pancreatic head, distal common bile duct, papilla, hydrops, empyema, vagotomy, diabetes (20% of DM patients) Cf: small gall bladder (12 Dec 1998) |
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| fossa for gallbladder | A depression on the visceral surface of the liver anteriorly, between the quadrate and the right lobes, lodging the gallbladder. Synonym: fossa vesicae biliaris, gallbladder fossa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fundus of gallbladder | The wide closed end of the gallbladder situated at the inferior border of the liver. Synonym: fundus vesicae biliaris (felleae). (05 Mar 2000) |