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. 2021 May 27;9(6):E911–E917. doi: 10.1055/a-1452-8919

Table 1. EUS definitions of various presentations of bile duct lithiasis.

Definition
Sludge Layered, cloud shaped, mobile echoic bile duct content, without acoustic shadowing
Microlithiasis Hyperechoic circumscript bile duct content,
 < 3 mm with or without acoustic shadowing
Stone(s) Hyperechoic circumscript bile duct content,
 ≥ 3 mm with or without acoustic shadowing

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EUS, endoscopic ultrasonography.