Increasing The Diagnostic Accuracy Of CBDS To Exclude Common Bile Duct Stones Prior To Gallstone Operations

CBDS occur in 7-20% of all patients undergoing a gallstone operation and may complicate the course of surgery. Although intraoperative x-ray investigation was routinely performed to diagnose CBDS in the pre-laparoscopic era, its use during the laparoscopic era has been debated. Consequently, other techniques for diagnosing CBDS have been introduced. For example, preoperative liver function test (LFT; s-bilirubin and s-ALP) results, if abnormal, might be diagnostic for CBDS. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: GastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology on November 1st, 2007