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A 24 year old man present with right loin pain. He has recently been on a keto diet (high in protein and fat, no carbohydrates) and has had dramatic weight loss.

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Describe and interpret these scans
IMAGE INTERPRETATION

Image 1: Gallbladder: This longitudinal view of the GB shows mild wall thickening, a single large stone in the neck of the GB (which did not move with patient positioning – including decubitus and erect positions). A few echogenic foci within the GB demonstrate comet tail artefact and are typical of cholesterol crystals.

Image 3 Explanation of image 1

Image 2: Right kidney: This longitudinal view of the right kidney shows mild to moderate hydronephrosis with distension of the renal calyces. There is proximal hydroureter and a 5mm echogenic pelvi-ureteric junction stone is seen.

Image 4 Explanation of image 2

CLINICAL CORRELATION

Renal colic and biliary colic

Ketogenic diet may be associated with higher incident of renal calculi formation. It also causes rapid weight loss and hyperlipidaemia, both might increase the risk for the development of cholelithiasis.


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