title: 1,000 cholecystectomies, extraductal palpation, and operative cholangiography.
abstract: Operative cholangiography and extraductal palpation are both accurate means of demonstrating common duct stones. When used in combination, accuracy was 94.4%. Routine extraductal palpation and selective cholangiography will prevent excessive and fruitless common duct exploration.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002758:Cholangiography; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000601:surgery; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010173:Palpation; D012189:Retrospective Studies