Diagnosis of common bile duct stones by intravenous cholangiography: prediction by ultrasound and liver function tests compared with endoscopic retrograde cholangiography

T C Tham; J S Collins; R G Watson; P K Ellis; E M McIlrath

Diagnosis of common bile duct stones by intravenous cholangiography: prediction by ultrasound and liver function tests compared with endoscopic retrograde cholangiography

T C Tham, J S Collins, R G Watson, P K Ellis, E M McIlrath

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Routine intravenous cholangiography using the safer contrast medium, meglumine iotroxate, may be a useful investigation prior to laparoscopic cholecystectomy for the detection of suspected common bile duct stones. We compared this with endoscopic cholangiography.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	158-63
Number of pages	6
Journal	Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Volume	44
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 1996

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Diagnosis of common bile duct stones by intravenous cholangiography: prediction by ultrasound and liver function tests compared with endoscopic retrograde cholangiography

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