| Endoscopic ultrasound and CT ruled out choledocholithiasis, but revealed a bulky pancreas indicating inflammation. |
| Symptomatic choledocholithiasis can be treated during pregnancy. |
| Patients with acute gallstone pancreatitis who are strongly suspected to have common duct stones require rapid assessment for choledocholithiasis. |
| Other conditions that may mimic pancreatic cancer include chronic pancreatitis and choledocholithiasis. |
| Thus MR has been reserved for cases in which choledocholithiasis is the main consideration or in pregnant patients where radiation exposure is of greatest concern. |
| Choledocholithiasis, the presence of a gallstone in the common bile duct, is a troublesome component of biliary tract disease. |
