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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8686
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-3-23
pubmed:abstractText
Ultrasound and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) have been compared in the investigation of abnormalities of the pancreas and biliary tract. 208 patients undergoing ERCP were studied prospectively and all had an ultrasound examination in the 24 hours before ERCP. 15 patients had dilated bile-ducts for which no cause was seen on both ultrasound and ERCP; these patients were excluded. 120 of the remaining patients had an abnormal ERCP. In 101 ultrasound findings were in agreement (sensitivity 84%). 73 patients had a normal ERCP with ultrasound agreement in 70 (specificity 95%). The sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound is now such that patients can proceed directly to ERCP for diagnostic confirmation and papillotomy or endoprosthesis insertion where appropriate.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0140-6736
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
17
pubmed:volume
335
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
390-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1968124-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:1968124-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:1968124-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:1968124-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:1968124-Child, pubmed-meshheading:1968124-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:1968124-Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde, pubmed-meshheading:1968124-Cholestasis, Extrahepatic, pubmed-meshheading:1968124-Chronic Disease, pubmed-meshheading:1968124-Evaluation Studies as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:1968124-Female, pubmed-meshheading:1968124-Gallstones, pubmed-meshheading:1968124-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:1968124-Male, pubmed-meshheading:1968124-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:1968124-Pancreatic Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:1968124-Pancreatitis, pubmed-meshheading:1968124-Predictive Value of Tests, pubmed-meshheading:1968124-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:1968124-Tomography, X-Ray Computed, pubmed-meshheading:1968124-Ultrasonography
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Ultrasound imaging of pancreas and biliary tract.
pubmed:affiliation
Radiology Department, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Controlled Clinical Trial