title: [Ultrasonography and biliary calculi: a retrospective study on the diagnostic reliability].
abstract: The Authors evaluated diagnostic reliability of echotomography in biliary tract lithiasis, reviewing a series of 130 patients (out of 171) who were surgically treated; 30 had proved to be affected with biliary main tract stones. A high rate of false negatives was documented as related to the diagnosis of lithiasis of the main biliary duct.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bocchetti
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Caramanico
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Benedettini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Izzo
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Costi
mesh_terms: D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Ecotomografia e calcolosi biliare: studio retrospettivo sull'attendibilità diagnostica.