TY - JOUR
T1 - Advances in the imaging of common duct stones using magnetic resonance cholangiography, endoscopic ultrasonography, and laparoscopic ultrasonography
AU - Raval, Bharat
AU - Kramer, Larry A.
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PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Advances in magnetic resonance cholangiography (MRC) have resulted in consistently high sensitivity and specificity for the detection of common duct stones by MRC. There are multiple advantages to using MRC over endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) in the diagnosis of common duct stones, thereby reserving the use of ERC mainly as a therapeutic tool. Endoscopic ultrasonography has emerged as a modality capable of common duct stone detection and, when available, will compete with MRC and ERC for the diagnosis of common duct stones. However, its ability to image intrahepatic or proximal common duct stones would seem to be limited. Laparoscopic ultrasonography helps shorten operative time and costs less compared with intraoperative cholangiography. As more surgeons gather experience with laparoscopic ultrasonography and it becomes widely available, it has the promise to substitute for intraoperative cholangiography.
AB - Advances in magnetic resonance cholangiography (MRC) have resulted in consistently high sensitivity and specificity for the detection of common duct stones by MRC. There are multiple advantages to using MRC over endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) in the diagnosis of common duct stones, thereby reserving the use of ERC mainly as a therapeutic tool. Endoscopic ultrasonography has emerged as a modality capable of common duct stone detection and, when available, will compete with MRC and ERC for the diagnosis of common duct stones. However, its ability to image intrahepatic or proximal common duct stones would seem to be limited. Laparoscopic ultrasonography helps shorten operative time and costs less compared with intraoperative cholangiography. As more surgeons gather experience with laparoscopic ultrasonography and it becomes widely available, it has the promise to substitute for intraoperative cholangiography.
KW - Endoscopic ultrasonography
KW - Imaging of common duct stones
KW - Laparoscopic ultrasonography
KW - Magnetic resonance cholangiography
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U2 - 10.1053/slas.2000.20549
DO - 10.1053/slas.2000.20549
M3 - Article
C2 - 11323760
AN - SCOPUS:84993740344
SN - 1071-5517
VL - 7
SP - 232
EP - 236
JO - Seminars in laparoscopic surgery
JF - Seminars in laparoscopic surgery
IS - 4
ER -