To assess the utility of triage guidelines for patients with cholelithiasis and suspected choledocholithiasis, incorporating selective use of magnetic resonance cholangiography (MRC) and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) before laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC).
Patient evaluation and management with selective use of magnetic resonance cholangiography and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography before laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Department of Surgery, The University of Texas-Houston Medical School and Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA. terrence.h.liu@uth.tmc.edu