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Pre-operative intravenous cholangiography as an alternative to routine operative cholangiography in elective cholecystectomy. 1987

J Daly, and T Fitzgerald, and C J Simpson

Pre-operative intravenous cholangiography as an alternative to routine operative cholangiography at elective cholecystectomy has been assessed in a retrospective manner in 286 patients. Most of the examinations were technically satisfactory (94.7%) and of these 1.8% proved incorrect. A small number of patients developed transient skin rashes (1.3%), the only side effect recorded. Preoperative intravenous cholangiography offers an alternative to routine operative cholangiography with the potential saving of both operating staff and radiologists' time, without sacrificing accuracy.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007430	Intraoperative Care	Patient care procedures performed during the operation that are ancillary to the actual surgery. It includes monitoring, fluid therapy, medication, transfusion, anesthesia, radiography, and laboratory tests.	Care, Intraoperative
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D011300	Preoperative Care	Care given during the period prior to undergoing surgery when psychological and physical preparations are made according to the special needs of the individual patient. This period spans the time between admission to the hospital to the time the surgery begins. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)	Care, Preoperative,Preoperative Procedure,Preoperative Procedures,Procedure, Preoperative,Procedures, Preoperative
D002758	Cholangiography	An imaging test of the BILIARY TRACT in which a contrast dye (RADIOPAQUE MEDIA) is injected into the BILE DUCT and x-ray pictures are taken.	Cholangiographies
D002763	Cholecystectomy	Surgical removal of the GALLBLADDER.	Cholecystectomies
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults