Preoperative evaluation of common bile duct stones in patients with gallstone disease.
OBJECTIVE
Our objective was to suggest criteria for selection of a preoperative diagnostic technique for patients with gallstone disease.


CONCLUSIONS
Use of MR cholangiography preferentially before laparoscopic cholecystectomy, on patients who have a moderate or high risk of common bile duct stones, can significantly reduce purely diagnostic endoscopic retrograde cholangiography.
Kim
Young-Jin
YJ
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, South Korea.
Kim
Myeong Jin
MJ
Kim
Ki Whang
KW
Chung
Jae Book
JB
Lee
Woo Jung
WJ
Kim
Joo-Hee
JH
Oh
Young-Taik
YT
Lim
Joon-Seok
JS
Choi
Jin Young
JY
D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D049448:Cholangiopancreatography, Magnetic Resonance; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity