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The use of serum alkaline phosphatase as a choledocholithiasis marker to mitigate the cost of magnetic resonance cholangiography

open access: yesEinstein (São Paulo), 2023
Objective To assess the predictive value of preoperative serum laboratory test results for identifying choledocholithiasis and reduce the use of cholangioresonance and its inherent costs.
Pedro Henrique Peixoto Costa   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Role of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography in choledocholithiasis

open access: yes, 2022
In this very interesting study, the authors compared the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography (US) with magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) for the evaluation of choledocholithiasis.
Carbone, Iacopo, Bellini, Davide
core   +1 more source

Better non-invasive endoscopic procedure: endoscopic ultrasound or magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography? [PDF]

open access: yesMedicinski Glasnik, 2019
Aim To present our experience with a diagnostic ability of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and magnetic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) in cases of choledocholithiasis verified by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).
Rusmir Mesihović, Amila Mehmedović
doaj   +1 more source

Uridine Diphosphate Glucuronosyl Transferase 1a1 Promoter Polymorphism Is Associated with Choledocholithiasis in Taiwanese Patients

open access: yes, 2010
Background and aims: The gene product of the uridine diphosphate glucuronosyl transferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) is crucial to bilirubin metabolism. Mutations in this gene subsequently result in disease presented with unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia.
朱正心;楊安民;高嘉宏;劉家源;張文熊;楊偉勛   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Gallbladder Agenesis with Refractory Choledocholithiasis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Congenital agenesis of the gallbladder is a rare anomaly which is usually asymptomatic and found incidentally. In some cases, however, patients are symptomatic. Common symptoms include right upper quadrant abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting.
Jamie Tjaden, Kevin Patel, Aziz Aadam
core   +1 more source

Retrospective analysis of experience of treatment of complex choledocholithiasis

open access: yesКлінічна хірургія, 2022
Objective. Estimation of the clinical results application, concerning various methods of the complex choledocholithiasis treatment. Materials and methods.
V. V. Grubnik   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determination of Predictive Factors of Choledocholithiasis in Cases of Acute Biliary Pancreatitis

open access: yes, 2011
Choledocholithiasis (bile duct stones) may bring about biliopancreatic obstruction that eventually develops into acute biliary pancreatitis, which could become a serious, life threatening disease.
Marta Horakova, Iveta Vadovicova
core   +1 more source

Surgical Appropriateness of Imaging in Acute Cholecystitis: A Danish Audit

open access: yesSurgical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Acute cholecystitis is a common surgical condition, most frequently caused by gallstones. Ultrasound is recommended as the first‐line imaging modality, while CT and MRCP are reserved for inconclusive cases or suspected complications. Increasing use of CT in Denmark raises concerns regarding unnecessary radiation exposure. This study
Daniel Bornemann   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ultrasonic Diagnosis Methods for Choledocholithiasis

open access: yes, 2022
The problem of diagnostics and treatment of choledocholithiasis as one of the most frequent complications of cholelithiasis (GSD) is urgent. According to a number of authors, choledocholithiasis occurs in 15-25% of patients with cholelithiasis ...
Abdurakhmanovich, Khamidov Obid   +1 more
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Imaging of Abdominal Complications in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

open access: yesJournal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is the most common paediatric malignancy and remains one of the most common causes of cancer‐related death in children and adolescents. Five‐year overall survival rates now exceed 90% with current multidrug chemotherapeutic regimens. This improvement, coupled with the toxicity of chemotherapy, has led to the
Luke R. Holmes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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