TY - JOUR
T1 - Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography in the detection of small stones in the gallbladder
AU - Shemesh, Eliahou
AU - Klein, Ehud
AU - Friedman, Eitan
AU - Pines, Amos
AU - Brook, Ora
AU - Bat, Leon
PY - 1987/8
Y1 - 1987/8
N2 - Multiple small (2–5 mm in size) gallstones were demonstrated only by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in eight patients who had recurrent upper abdominal pain and vomiting. Three patients had mild, rapidly resolving abnormalities of liver biochemistry and serum amylase. In the other five, both serum amylase and liver biochemistry were repeatedly normal. We conclude that endoscopic retrograde cholangiography may be useful in the detection of small gallstones in patients with symptoms suggestive of biliary tract disease, even in the presence of normal oral cholecystography, ultrasonography, serum amylase, and liver biochemistry.
AB - Multiple small (2–5 mm in size) gallstones were demonstrated only by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in eight patients who had recurrent upper abdominal pain and vomiting. Three patients had mild, rapidly resolving abnormalities of liver biochemistry and serum amylase. In the other five, both serum amylase and liver biochemistry were repeatedly normal. We conclude that endoscopic retrograde cholangiography may be useful in the detection of small gallstones in patients with symptoms suggestive of biliary tract disease, even in the presence of normal oral cholecystography, ultrasonography, serum amylase, and liver biochemistry.
KW - Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
KW - Gallbladder disease
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U2 - 10.1097/00004836-198708000-00013
DO - 10.1097/00004836-198708000-00013
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AN - SCOPUS:0023179586
VL - 9
SP - 424
EP - 426
JO - Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
JF - Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology
SN - 0192-0790
IS - 4
ER -