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7244705

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-8-10
pubmed:abstractText
Abdominal ultrasonography has been shown to accurately distinguish medical (nonobstructive) jaundice from surgical (obstructive) jaundice. As occurs commonly with a new diagnostic procedure, initial evaluations are enthusiastic and emphasize the positive features of the technic. When further experience with the procedure is acquired, its negative features are recognised and reported. We review our experience and that of others to stress the limitations of ultrasonography and the potential for misinterpretation of its findings when evaluating the biliary tract in patients with jaundice or postcholecystectomy biliary colic. The applications of computed tomography and cholescintigraphy are briefly and critically evaluated in this same patient population. The role of sonography as a screening procedure and the findings that indicate the need to proceed to other imaging technics are examined. Finally, we describe our criteria for choosing the next step in the diagnostic evaluation--intravenous, percutaneous transhepatic, or endoscopic retrograde cholangiography.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0038-4348
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
74
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
525-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
Limitations of ultrasonography in evaluating patients with jaundice or cholecystectomy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article