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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-6-16
pubmed:abstractText
Spiral computed tomography (SCT) is a recently introduced technique which enables scanning of one large volume with no interscan intervals. Three-dimensional reconstruction using this technique is emerging as an effective means of identifying complex anatomical relationships. Ninety-two patients with cholecystolithiasis including ten with choledocholithiasis were investigated. All underwent SCT after oral and intravenous infusion cholangiography (IVC-SCT) and 22 were also examined by endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC). IVC-SCT showed significantly more anatomical detail than conventional intravenous infusion cholangiography (IVC). The junction between the cystic duct and the common bile duct could be identified before surgery in 19 of 22 patients undergoing ERC, in 18 of 22 receiving IVC-SCT and in five of 22 undergoing IVC. Significant differences were noted between IVC-SCT, ERC and conventional IVC. Three-dimensional surface reconstruction of the biliary tract is useful in the evaluation of anatomical relationships between the cystic duct and the common bile duct (clearly seen in 86 per cent of cases). Three-dimensional reconstruction using SCT scanning is useful for anatomical assessment before laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0007-1323
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
82
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
260-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7749706-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:7749706-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:7749706-Biliary Tract, pubmed-meshheading:7749706-Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde, pubmed-meshheading:7749706-Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic, pubmed-meshheading:7749706-Cholecystography, pubmed-meshheading:7749706-Cholelithiasis, pubmed-meshheading:7749706-Contrast Media, pubmed-meshheading:7749706-Female, pubmed-meshheading:7749706-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:7749706-Gallstones, pubmed-meshheading:7749706-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7749706-Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, pubmed-meshheading:7749706-Infusions, Intravenous, pubmed-meshheading:7749706-Iodipamide, pubmed-meshheading:7749706-Male, pubmed-meshheading:7749706-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:7749706-Tomography, X-Ray Computed, pubmed-meshheading:7749706-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Three-dimensional reconstruction of the biliary tract using spiral computed tomography.
pubmed:affiliation
First Department of Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article