ArticleBMC surgery2016
Elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy without intraoperative cholangiography: role of preoperative magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography - a retrospective cohort study.
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- Intraoperative imaging of the common bile duct: a systematic review.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Pooled it
- Selective intraoperative cholangiography should be considered over routine intraoperative cholangiography during cholecystectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Pooled it
- Association Between Cholecystectomy and Gastric Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Cholecystectomy can increase the risk of colorectal cancer: A meta-analysis of 10 cohort studies.PloS one · 2017Pooled it
- Systematic intraoperative cholangiography during elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Is it a justifiable practice?Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery · 2023Article
- Intraoperative cholangiography: a stepping stone to streamlining the treatment of choledocholithiasis.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- Safety, quality and efficiency of intra-operative imaging for treatment decisions in patients with suspected choledocholithiasis without pre-operative magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- Improved outcomes for index cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis following a dedicated emergency surgery and trauma service (ESAT).European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2021Article
- A meta-analysis of the use of intraoperative cholangiography; time to revisit our approach to cholecystectomy?Surgery open science · 2021Review
- Preoperative magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography before planned laparoscopic cholecystectomy: is it necessary?Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2019Article
- 'Colleaguography' in place of cholangiography, to prevent bile duct injury during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.Journal of minimal access surgeryArticle
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Abstract
backgroundLaparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the standard treatment for gallbladder diseases. Intraoperative cholangiography (IOC) can reduce biliary complications of LC; however, with the emergence of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), IOC nowadays is faced with unprecedented challenge. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether preoperative MRCP can safely replace IOC during elective LC in terms of retained common bile duct (CBD) stones and bile duct injury (BDI).
methodsA retrospective study on candidates for elective LC who underwent IOC or preoperative MRCP between January 2009 and December 2014 was conducted.
resultsIn the IOC group, 1972 patients underwent LC and 213 required IOC. In the MRCP group, 2268 patients underwent LC and 257 required MRCP. In the IOC group, the rate of retained CBD stones was 0.45 % without IOC and 1.41 % with IOC. In five of 157 patients who underwent IOC, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography or laparoscopic CBD exploration showed no evidence of CBD stones. In the MRCP group, the rate of retained CBD stones was 0.45 % without MRCP. No patients with normal MRCP findings returned with symptomatic CBD stones during 1-year follow-up. The rate of BDIs was 0.20 % in the IOC group and 0.13 % in the MRCP group.
conclusionsSelective use of preoperative MRCP is an effective and safe strategy when conducting elective LC to treat gallstones. LC resorting to preoperative MRCP can be performed safely without IOC, with an acceptable rate of retained CBD stones and BDIs.
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