CHOLECYSTOKININ CHOLECYSTOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF ACALCULOUS EXTRA-HEPATIC BILIARY-TRACT DISORDERS

  • 1 January 1978
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 70  (6) , 593-599
Abstract
Cholecystokinin cholecystography represents a study designed to identify patients with acalculous extrahepatic biliary tract disorders. A positive cholecystokinin cholecystogram (CCK-GB) was defined as both reproduction of the patient''s biliary tract-type pain plus 1 or more of various roentgen abnormalities. Using these criteria, 20 patients had a positive CCK-GB. After failure of medical management, 19 of these patients came to surgery. Of 18 available for follow-up, 17 were cured of biliary tract pain by surgery. Follow-up of this group of patients has been 1-60 mo. CCK-GB provides a reliable study for the diagnosis of acalculous extrahepatic biliary tract disorders.

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