title: Pre-operative intravenous cholangiography as an alternative to routine operative cholangiography in elective cholecystectomy.
abstract: Pre-operative intravenous cholangiography as an alternative to routine operative cholangiography at elective cholecystectomy has been assessed in a retrospective manner in 286 patients. Most of the examinations were technically satisfactory (94.7%) and of these 1.8% proved incorrect. A small number of patients developed transient skin rashes (1.3%), the only side effect recorded. Preoperative intravenous cholangiography offers an alternative to routine operative cholangiography with the potential saving of both operating staff and radiologists' time, without sacrificing accuracy.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002758:Cholangiography / Q000379:methods*; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies