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Incidental finding fo gallstone on x-ray in an otherwise asymptomatic patient with no additional risk factors warrants
A. Urgent referral to surgery
B. Follow-up RUQ scan
C. Helical CT scan
D. Observation
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D. observation. even if the risk factors r present.
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observation.......
u never touch the assymptomatic pts
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D.......asymptomatic needs nothing except may be a blood workup in this case as may be calcium bilurubinate stone as radioopaque