Intraoperative cholangiography during elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy: selective or routine use?

PURPOSE: To investigate clinical, laboratory and ultrasonographic parameters in patients with and without preoperative criteria for intraoperative cholangiography (IOC) during laparoscopic cholecystectomy in order to define predictive factors of choledocolithiasis. METHODS: As a criterion for inclus...

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Main Authors: Alex Augusto Silva, Carlos Augusto Canteras Raposo Camara, Aiodair Martins Júnior, Celso Júnior Oliveira Teles, Júverson Alves Terra Júnior, Eduardo Crema
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2013-10-01
Series:Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502013001000009&tlng=en