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Overemployed and Underappreciated: Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography Use in an Acute Surgical Unit Rarely Changes Management, Delays Discharge, and Compounds Hospital Cost

, 2022
Introduction: Most acute biliary presentations involve gallstones and cholecystectomy is common. Concern regarding obstructive biliopathy occasionally warrants magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP).
Justin S Gundara, Cox, Georgia T, Georgia T Cox, Gundara, Justin S   +3 more
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Factors and Outcomes Associated with MRCP Use prior to ERCP in Patients at High Risk for Choledocholithiasis

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2016
Background. Consensus guidelines recommend that patients at high risk for choledocholithiasis undergo endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) without additional imaging.
Gobind Anand, Yuval A. Patel, Hsin-Chieh Yeh, Mouen A. Khashab, Anne Marie Lennon, Eun Ji Shin, Marcia I. Canto, Patrick I. Okolo, Anthony N. Kalloo, Vikesh K. Singh   +9 more
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Usefulness of Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography in Pancreatobiliary Abnormalities in Pediatric Patients

Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2011
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is an innovative and noninvasive technique for evaluating the biliary tree and pancreatic duct in children.
Chang-Ting Huang, Hung-Chang Lee, Wai-Tao Chen, Chuen-Bin Jiang, Shin-Lin Shih, Chun-Yan Yeung   +5 more
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Surgical Appropriateness of Imaging in Acute Cholecystitis: A Danish Audit

Surgical 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, Tobias Nord Neustrup, Anders Dalgaard Andersen, Sandra Soerensen, Theis Christmas Moeller, Peter Derek Christian Leutscher, Kathrine Holte   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Current Diagnosis and Treatment of Choledocholithiasis

The Indonesian Journal of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Digestive Endoscopy
The presence of gallstones in the common biliary duct is known as choledocholithiasis. Obstructive jaundice is the main clinical manifestation, which can cause acute cholangitis characterized by fever, jaundice, and right upper quadrant abdominal pain ...
Kaka Renaldi, Fauzan Hertrisno Firman
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Mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst diagnosed based on black pleural effusion

Respirology Case Reports, 2023
Mediastinal pancreatic pseudocysts are rare complications of pancreatitis associated with alcohol consumption. Here, we report a case of mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst.
Isana Katayama, Arisa Komatsu, Takayasu Watanabe, Daisuke Hayakawa, Naoko Iwakami, Takuya Genda, Shin‐ichiro Iwakami, Kazuhisa Takahashi   +7 more
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Imaging of Abdominal Complications in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

Journal 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, Rishi S. Kotecha, Derek J. Roebuck   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Navigator-triggered isotropic three-dimensional magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography in the diagnosis of malignant biliary obstructions: comparison with direct cholangiography

, 2008
PURPOSE: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of navigator-triggered isotropic three-dimensional (3D) MR cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) using parallel imaging for malignant biliary obstruction with direct cholangiography.
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Recent Advances in Pancreatic MR Imaging: A Guide on How, When, and Why to Perform

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology, 2020
Imaging of the pancreas is often challenging because of its retroperitoneal location and unique set of pathologies. Conventional imaging modalities, such as transabdominal and endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS), computed tomography (CT), and magnetic ...
Sivasubramanian Srinivasan, Argha Chatterjee   +1 more
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Cost‐Effectiveness of Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration Versus Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Emergency Stone Management

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Among 337 patients undergoing emergency management of common bile duct stones, laparoscopic common bile duct exploration was associated with lower healthcare costs, fewer procedures and shorter hospital stays than ERCP‐based management, supporting single‐stage surgical management as a safe and cost‐effective treatment strategy.
Tess Howard, Lily Owens, Harendra Maneesha De Silva, Darren Lowen, David Bird, Russell Hodgson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source