title: [Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography in the diagnosis of hepatic hydatidosis].
abstract: The Authors studied the role of E.R.C.P. in the presurgical investigations of hepatic hydatid cyst in a consecutive series of 24 patients. The reasons for admission and presurgical investigation (blood test, chest X-ray, plain abdominal X-ray, intravenous cholangiography, ultrasonography, liver scintigraphy, C.T., E.R.C.P.) are evaluated and compared. The results showed a good correlation, as related to the cyst and biliary tree relationship between operative findings and E.R.C.P. The E.R.C.P. provided an etiological diagnosis in obstructive jaundice and showed a biliary tract involvement by the cyst both in patients with a complication at admission or in the past history and in 25% of the asymptomatic patients (pericystic bilioma, exterior compression of bile ducts, direct communications between cyst and biliary tree).
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uccheddu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Murgia
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Licheri
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dazzi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cagetti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: La colangiografia retrograda endoscopica nella diagnostica dell'idatidosi epatica.