National trends in utilization and readmission following intraoperative cholangiography in gallstone pancreatitis.

Ayesha P Ng, Troy N Coaston, Konmal Ali, Christian de Virgilio, Peyman Benharash

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Article in Surgery open science, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Post-cholecystectomy Bile Duct Injury in Mexico: Prevention, Diagnosis, Management, and Healthcare System Challenges.Cureus · 2026
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Ayesha P NgDepartment of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Troy N CoastonDepartment of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Konmal AliDepartment of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Christian de VirgilioDepartment of Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA.

Peyman BenharashDepartment of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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Background: In the absence of cholangitis, the role of intraoperative cholangiography (IOC) to exclude retained stones in mild gallstone pancreatitis (GSP) remains controversial. Using a nationally representative database, we examined the contemporary utilization of IOC and index outcomes and readmission following cholecystectomy for GSP. Methods: All adults undergoing nonelective cholecystectomy for mild GSP in the 2017-2021 Nationwide Readmissions Database were identified. Patients were stratified based on the use of IOC. Multivariable regressions and Royston-Parmar analysis were used to evaluate the association of IOC use with outcomes of interest. Results: Of 152,687 patients, 24.7 % underwent IOC. Utilization of IOC significantly decreased from 26.5 % to 20.7 % over the study period ( Conclusions: IOC was associated with significantly reduced readmission and comparable resource use following cholecystectomy for GSP. Despite its decreasing utilization, IOC may be a cost-effective strategy to help reduce risk for recurrent biliary disease among patients with mild GSP.

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Bile ductCholecystectomyGallstone pancreatitisIntraoperative cholangiographyOutcomesReadmission

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PMID40487713

DOI10.1016/j.sopen.2025.05.002

PMCPMC12143823

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