title: Scintigraphic evaluation of biliary leakage following laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
abstract: Three patients with biliary leakage following coelioscopic cholecystectomy after percutaneous drainage of abdominal collection underwent 99m Tc TRIMETHYL-BROMO IDA biliary scintigraphy. In all cases, scintigraphy showed the site of the leak with a good dynamic evaluation of tracer confirming the adequacy of percutaneous drainage. Two patients were treated conservatively; one underwent surgical repair of a common bile duct lesion because of the high output of bile despite nasobiliary drainage. Biliary scintigraphy provides useful information in case of suspicious biliary leakage after coelioscopic cholecystectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Surgery, University of Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Goletti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boni
authors.forename: P V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Lippolis
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Molea
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Matteucci
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bellina
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Buccianti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cavina
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000814:Aniline Compounds; D001646:Bile; D001652:Bile Ducts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005998:Glycine; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D008297:Male; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
chemical_list: D000814:Aniline Compounds; D007098:Imino Acids; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; C034837:technetium Tc 99m mebrofenin; D005998:Glycine