This retrospective, single-center study included consecutive patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy over a 9 year period (1992–2001). All patients underwent static intraoperative ...

April 1, 2003 — Intraoperative cholangiography (IOC) should be routine rather than selective, according to the results of a retrospective, nationwide cohort analysis of Medicare patients published in ...

In an analysis of a procedure used to help prevent common duct injury during gallbladder removal surgery, use of intraoperative cholangiography (radiologic examination of the ducts during gallbladder ...

Whether X-ray examination of ducts during gallbladder removal appears to be protective against later duct injury depends on how data are analyzed, according to an article published in the August 28 ...

The optimal use of robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic approaches for emergency gallbladder surgery is not well-defined. Rates of bile duct injury were similar with both surgical approaches, a large ...

Most patients with an abnormal intraoperative cholangiogram at laparoscopic cholecystectomy undergo postoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) to remove residual common bile ...

Among patients with possible common duct stones, removal of the gall bladder, compared with endoscopic assessment of the common duct followed by gall bladder removal, resulted in a shorter length of ...

What are the benefits and harms, and cost effectiveness of routine intraoperative cholangiography in people with low to intermediate risk of common bile duct stones? In the evidence reviewed for this ...

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