title: Cholecystectomy with concomitant exploration of the common bile duct.
abstract: One hundred and four patients undergoing concomitant cholecystectomy and exploration of the common bile duct were retrospectively reviewed. Exploration of the common bile duct retrieved stones in only 17 patients, all of whom had clearly positive findings from operative cholangiography. Of 87 patients who had negative results 57 underwent exploration of the common bile duct on the basis of clinical factors and 21 on the basis of equivocal cholangiographic findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Frazee
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: van Heerden
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002758:Cholangiography; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors