Does intraoperative cholangiography performed at the time of cholecystectomy reduce the risk for bile duct injury? To answer this question, Sheffield and colleagues looked at the frequency of common ...

The cholangiopathies are a diverse group of biliary tract disorders, many of which lack effective treatment. Murine models are an important tool for studying their pathogenesis, but existing ...

Is routine operative cholangiography during gallbladder removal beneficial? In this study, the authors conducted a randomized trial in 190 patients undergoing cholecystectomy. Common duct stones were ...

INTRAVENOUS cholangiography with iodipamide sodium was introduced in clinical medicine in 1953 as a method for rapid high contrast visualization of the biliary ducts and gall bladder. 1 An abundant ...

This retrospective, single-center study included consecutive patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy over a 9 year period (1992–2001). All patients underwent static intraoperative ...

I'm in my late 50s and was recently diagnosed with pancreatitis. My symptoms came on suddenly. My wife is concerned my symptoms may develop again, and she wants me to have testing to determine the ...