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- Title
Use of Biliary Drainage in Diagnosis of Biliary Tract Disease∗.
- Authors
Sigman, H. H.; Goldberg, N.; Niloff, P. H.; Lachance, C.
- Abstract
Thirty-five patients with biliary-type symptoms and normal oral cholecystograms were found to have either cholesterol crystals, calcium bilirubinate pigment or leucocytes in gallbladder bile collected through duodenal drainage. All underwent cholecystectomy. The gallbladders all showed histological evidence of chronic cholecystitis and/or cholesterolosis. In addition, four gallbladders contained calculi. Cholecystectomy is recommended as treatment for a selected group of patients with duodenal bile crystals or pigment.
- Publication
American Journal of Gastroenterology (Springer Nature), 1977, Vol 67, Issue 5, p439
- ISSN
0002-9270
- Publication type
Academic Journal