
pmid: 15908542
Our objective was to suggest criteria for selection of a preoperative diagnostic technique for patients with gallstone disease.Use of MR cholangiography preferentially before laparoscopic cholecystectomy, on patients who have a moderate or high risk of common bile duct stones, can significantly reduce purely diagnostic endoscopic retrograde cholangiography.
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde, Male, Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance, 15908542, 610, Gallstones, Middle Aged, Sensitivity and Specificity, Cholangiopancreatography, Laparoscopic, Endoscopic Retrograde, Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic, Gallstones/epidemiology, Risk Factors, Case-Control Studies, Preoperative Care, Gallstones/diagnosis*, Humans, Cholecystectomy, Female, Magnetic Resonance, Gallstones/surgery, Retrospective Studies
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde, Male, Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance, 15908542, 610, Gallstones, Middle Aged, Sensitivity and Specificity, Cholangiopancreatography, Laparoscopic, Endoscopic Retrograde, Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic, Gallstones/epidemiology, Risk Factors, Case-Control Studies, Preoperative Care, Gallstones/diagnosis*, Humans, Cholecystectomy, Female, Magnetic Resonance, Gallstones/surgery, Retrospective Studies
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