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[Is it necessary to perform routine intraoperative cholangiography during cholecystectomy?]
E Chaib1, A N Freire, A V Cantanhede
1Disciplina de Cirurgia do Aparelho Digestivo, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo.
Arquivos De Gastroenterologia
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
The intraoperative cholangiography was carried out in 361 patients with gallstone disease. In 293 (81.16%) patients cholangiography was normal, in 68 (18.83%) was abnormal. Thirty-six (9.97%) patients had pre-operative asymptomatic common bile duct calculi and 20 (5.54%) patients had confirmed suspect of common bile duct calculi during cholangiography. Twelve (3.32%) patients were false-positive and one (0.27%) was false-negative. It is discussed the value of routine intraoperative cholangiography in patients with gallstone disease.