[Gas-containing gallstones: value of the "Mercedes-Benz" sign at CT examination]

J Radiol. 2000 Nov;81(11):1639-41.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Gas-containing gallstones are well-known in vitro. The typical triradiate arrangement of fissures filled with gas, first described on abdominal plain films, was named by Meyers the "Mercedes-Benz" sign. This sign is absent of the recent literature. We report a case where gas was the only CT sign suggesting the presence of gallstones in the gallbladder.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Cholelithiasis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Gases*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Radiography

Substances

  • Gases