"The terms limy bile and milk of calcium gallbladder can be used interchangeably for incidentally discovered cases of milk of calcium in the gallbladder and/or bile ducts."
"The terms limy bile and milk of calcium gallbladder can be used interchangeably for incidentally discovered cases of milk of calcium in the gallbladder and/or bile ducts."
"The term limy bile syndrome is reserved for cases with biliary symptoms 2, usually resulting from associated biliary tract disease, and not from the limy bile in the gallbladder itself 3."
"Relevant symptoms are those of cholestasis, e.g., right upper quadrant tenderness or jaundice, especially in patients with an established history of biliary disease 6."
"The entity appears to have been discovered by JW Churchman in 1911 10, while the term limy bile itself was coined by F Knutsson in 1933 11."
"recent ERCP 6"
"There is a high association with biliary lithiasis 6,8 and chronic cholecystitis 7. Limy bile rarely passes into the cystic and common bile ducts 6."
"There are no reports of limy bile predisposing to malignancy 13."
"MRI probably has no added value in the diagnosis of limy bile; MRCP, however, has a high sensitivity and specificity in detecting associated obstructive biliary tract pathology."
"History and etymology"