BACKGROUND Magnetic resonance cholangiography (MRC) is currently under investigation for non-invasive biliary tract imaging. AIM To compare MRC with endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) for ...

The diagnosis of cholecystolithiasis and suspected choledocholithiasis was made, and the patient underwent cholecystectomy with cholangiography using standard technique. The surgery was complicated by ...

A semi-flexible catheter is designed for use in intraoperative cholangiography Surgimedics/TMPible catheter is designed for use in intraoperative cholangiography. The 4 French 23-cm long stainless ...

Introduction Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC) is a procedure used to access the biliary tree for diagnostic purposes in obstructive jaundice, and to facilitate palliative stenting ...

Exploratory laparotomy, cholangiography through a normal gall bladder and liver biopsy were performed. Liver biopsy was reported compatible with primary biliary cirrhosis. The subsequent course ...

and will be based on the findings of variable imaging modalities such as US, CT or cholangiography and the clinical situation of each case.

The role of diagnostic imaging in the assessment of liver disease continues to gain in importance. The classic techniques used for liver imaging are ultrasonography, CT and MRI. In the past decade ...

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Subsequently, a right-sided percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC) was performed. The cholangiogram confirmed severe stenosis of the hepaticojejunostomy (figure 2). Following a discussion of ...

The gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ located on the right side of your abdomen, just beneath your liver. It plays a key role in digestion. The gallbladder's main function is to store bile ...

Pancreatic cancer develops when abnormal cells in the pancreas grow and divide uncontrollably, forming a tumor. The pancreas is a glandular organ nestled between the stomach and the spine that ...