Operative cholangiography in a peripheral hospital.
The experience with operative cholangiography during cholecystectomy on 59 consecutive patients in a small peripheral hospital is presented. This investigation is feasible in a small hospital and can lead to visualisation of stones or abnormality of the lower end of the common bile duct, otherwise unsuspected, to the benefit of the patient.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002758:Cholangiography; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged