INTRAVENOUS cholangiography with iodipamide sodium was introduced in clinical medicine in 1953 as a method for rapid high contrast visualization of the biliary ducts and gall bladder.1 An abundant ...

In this study, surgeons utilized cholangiography during cholecystectomy in about 40% of all patients. With traditional statistical methods, this additional radiologic procedure seemed to reduce ...

Interestingly, they also found that the intention to use intraoperative cholangiography significantly reduced the risk for death by 62% compared with patients in whom no cholangiography was attempted.

Background It is not clear whether intraoperative cholangiography should be performed routinely or selectively during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Objective To evaluate the safety and efficacy of ...

Magnetic resonance cholangiography showed biliary tract anomalies in 159 participants, including 73 cases of diffuse extrahepatic dilation and 64 cases of fusiform extrahepatic dilation.

Recommendation ID CG188/2 Question What are the benefits and harms, and cost effectiveness of routine intraoperative cholangiography in people with low to intermediate risk of common bile duct stones?

Randomized Clinical Trial of Routine On-Table Cholangiography During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Khan OA, Balaji S, Branagan G, Bennett DH, Davies N Br J Surg. 2011;98:362-367 ...

Why this is important In the evidence reviewed for this guideline, there was a lack of randomised controlled trials of intraoperative cholangiography, and the evidence that was available did not ...