THE VALUE OF OPERATIVE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY

  • 1 January 1982
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 154  (3) , 369-371
Abstract
A retrospective review was made of the records of 152 patients undergoing cholangiography at the time of cholecystectomy. Of the 152 cholangiograms, 65 revealed major technical deficiencies. In spite of this, the use of cholangiography allowed 31 patients with classical indications to be spared common duct exploration. Furthermore, the procedure detected unsuspected common duct stones in 9 patients. As a result of these findings, the use of cystic duct cholangiography is recommended routinely in patients undergoing cholecystectomy.

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