Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography and Transhepatic Cholangiography in Patients with Suspected Obstructive Jaundice

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Author	Matzen, P. Malchow-Møller, A. Lejerstofte, J. Stage, P. Juhl, E.
Copyright Year	1982
Description	To establish principles for choosing between endoscopic retrograde and percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography, we randomized 52 consecutive jaundiced patients with clinically suspected obstructive jaundice. The bile ducts were visualized in 85% by the endoscopic and in 84% by the transhepatic route. A conclusive diagnosis was reached in 89% and 68% of the patients, respectively, but the difference is not significant (0.10 < P < 0.2(1). If the planned type of cholangiography failed, the other method was tried. By comparing the total numbers of investigations, a conclusive diagnosis was achieved in 91% by endoscopic and 69% by transhepatic route, which is significantly different (P < 0.05). We therefore prefer to do endoscopic cholangiography initially with transhepatic cholangiography as the complementary method.
Related Links	http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/00365528209181086
Ending Page	735
Page Count	5
Starting Page	731
ISSN	00365521
e-ISSN	15027708
DOI	10.3109/00365528209181086
Journal	Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
Issue Number	6
Volume Number	17
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	1982-09-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Journal: Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology Gastroenterology and Hepatology Endoscopic Retrograde Obstructive Jaundice Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Cholangiography Transhepatic
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Gastroenterology