title: [Significance of peroperative cholangiography in elective geriatric surgery of the bile ducts].
abstract: We present a retrospective study on the value of peroperative cholangiography (POC) in geriatric patients submitted to elective surgery of the biliary tract. We analyze the results of the present series and compare them with a previous study of 200 cases of cholelithiasis in the general population. Our conclusion is that in geriatric patients, POC should be a routine practice in order to avoid an unnecessary choledochotomy and/or residual lithiasis post-cholecystectomy.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Hospital General La Fe, Valencia.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Planells Roig
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: García Espinosa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pous Serrano
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pomtones
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Villanueva
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Señer Peñalva
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moliner Quiles
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Rodero
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002758:Cholangiography; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D042882:Gallstones / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Valor de la colangiografía peroperatoria en cirugía biliar geriátrica electiva.