SynthesisWorld journal of gastroenterology2015
Diagnostic value of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography in choledocholithiasis.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- [Temporal sequence of bile duct clearance with simultaneous cholecystolithiasis or choledocholithiasis-Preoperative, intraoperative or postoperative?]Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2022Pooled it
- Cross-Modal Assessment of Post-Cholecystectomy Symptoms: Integrating MRCP Metrics with Upper Endoscopy.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2026Article
- CLINICAL PREDICTORS OF CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS IN MILD ACUTE BILIARY PANCREATITIS: DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXPLORATORY RISK STRATIFICATION MODEL.Arquivos de gastroenterologia · 2026Observational
- Rare recurrence of common bile duct calculi post T-tube cholangiography: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2025Article
- Failing to prepare: the erosion of intraoperative cholangiography in the rising surgical workforce-a national review of general surgery residents' laparoscopic cholecystectomy and intraoperative cholangiogram experience.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
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- Traveling gallstones: review of MR imaging and surgical pathology features of gallstone disease and its complications in the gallbladder and beyond.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2024Review
- Is there a role for routine intraoperative cholangiogram in diagnosing CBD stones in patients with normal liver function tests? A prospective study.Innovative surgical sciences · 2024Article
- Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for cholelithiasis 2021.Journal of gastroenterology · 2023Review
- Evaluation of the Common bile duct (CBD) Diameter After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (LC) and Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration (LCBDE): A Retrospective Study.Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques · 2023Article
- Compliance to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography according to current guidelines and adverse outcomes of suspected choledocholithiasis in an acute care setting.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- Relative contribution of susceptibility weighted imaging, compared to conventional MRI, in the detection of common bile-duct calculi.Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) · 2022Article
- Bile duct diameter changes after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography prospective study.Croatian medical journal · 2020Article
- The Role of Laparoscopic Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Suspected Choledocholithiasis. A Single-Center Experience.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2020Article
- Gallstones top to toe: what the radiologist needs to know.Insights into imaging · 2020Article
- Super-resolution for upper abdominal MRI: Acquisition and post-processing protocol optimization using brain MRI control data and expert reader validation.Magnetic resonance in medicine · 2019Article
- Primary Closure Following Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration Combined with Intraoperative Choledochoscopy and D-J Tube Drainage for Treating Choledocholithiasis.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2017Article
- The Use of Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) in the Setting of Acute Pancreatitis: When is it Most Useful?Spartan medical research journal · 2017Article
- A rare anatomical variation of the biliary tree.Journal of surgical case reports · 2017Article
- Safe laparoscopic clearance of the common bile duct in emergently admitted patients with choledocholithiasis and cholangitis.Korean journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery · 2016Article
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Abstract
aimTo evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) in patients with choledocholithiasis.
methodsWe systematically searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Cochrane databases for studies reporting on the sensitivity, specificity and other accuracy measures of diagnostic effectiveness of MRCP for detection of common bile duct (CBD) stones. Pooled analysis was performed using random effects models, and receiver operating characteristic curves were generated to summarize overall test performance. Two reviewers independently assessed the methodological quality of studies using standards for reporting diagnostic accuracy and quality assessment for studies of diagnostic accuracy tools.
resultsA total of 25 studies involving 2310 patients with suspected choledocholithiasis and 738 patients with CBD stones met the inclusion criteria. The average inter-rater agreement on the methodological quality checklists was 0.96. Pooled analysis of the ability of MRCP to detect CBD stones showed the following effect estimates: sensitivity, 0.90 (95%CI: 0.88-0.92, χ (2) = 65.80; P < 0.001); specificity, 0.95 (95%CI: 0.93-1.0, χ (2) = 110.51; P < 0.001); positive likelihood ratio, 13.28 (95%CI: 8.85-19.94, χ (2) = 78.95; P < 0.001); negative likelihood ratio, 0.13 (95%CI: 0.09-0.18, χ (2) = 6.27; P < 0.001); and diagnostic odds ratio, 143.82 (95%CI: 82.42-250.95, χ (2) = 44.19; P < 0.001). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.97. Significant publication bias was not detected (P = 0.266).
conclusionMRCP has high diagnostic accuracy for the detection of choledocholithiasis. MRCP should be the method of choice for suspected cases of CBD stones.
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