title: Scintigraphic diagnosis of bile leakage after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A prospective study.
abstract: To assess the role of Tc-99m IDA cholescintigraphy in diagnosing bile leakage and bile obstruction after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, 51 studies were performed in 51 patients on the first postoperative day. Two different radioactive bile acid analogs were used, Tc-99m HIDA and Tc-99m trimethylbromo IDA. Scintigraphic findings were correlated with the clinical conditions. Results of seven out of 51 cholescintigrams were abnormal, showing accumulations of activity in the right paracolic gutter. Of these seven patients, only three had clinical symptoms consisting of more than normal postoperative abdominal pain and peritoneal irritation. The other four patients had minimal abnormal accumulation in the right paracolic gutter and showed no clinical signs postoperatively. Complete common bile duct obstruction or other bile duct-related complications, except for bile leakage, were not observed. Cholescintigraphy is feasible for the early detection of bile leakage and bile flow obstruction after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with increased postoperative abdominal discomfort.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Pasmans
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Go
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Gouma
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Heidendal
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: van Engelshoven
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: van Kroonenburgh
mesh_terms: D001649:Bile Duct Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D010535:Laparoscopy; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019780:Technetium Tc 99m Lidofenin
chemical_list: D007098:Imino Acids; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; C046767:technetium Tc 99m iminodiacetic acid; D019780:Technetium Tc 99m Lidofenin