TAPP and TEP in the Complicated Hernia: Scrotal, Strangulated, and Recurrent
Common Bile Duct Stones: Leave Them Get Them or Refer Them
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6. * 600,000 cholecystectomies annually in the U.S., 8%-20% have CBD stones, no consensus on optimal management. ** “No single clinical indicator is completely accurate in predicting CBD stones prior to cholecystectomy.” * Liu, TH et al. Ann Surg 234(1), July, 2001. **Abboud, et al. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 44(4), October 1996
7. Lezoche, E. Surg Endosc. 9(10), 1995 Liver Function Tests LIVER FUNCTION TESTS INCIDENCE OF CBD STONES NORMAL 4% One Abnormal Value 20% Three Abnormal Values 50%
8. Abboud, et al. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 44(4), October 1996 INDICATOR SENSITIVITY SPECIFICITY CBDS on US 0.38 1.00 Cholangitis 0.11 0.99 Preop jaundice 0.36 0.97 Dilated CBD on US 0.42 0.96 Amylase 0.11 0.95 Pancreatitis 0.10 0.95 Jaundice 0.39 0.92 Bilirubin 0.69 0.88 Alk phos 0.57 0.86 Cholecystitis 0.50 0.76
9. Liu TH et al: Patient evaluation and management with selective use of magnetic resonance cholangiography and endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreatography before laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Ann Surg 234: 33-40, 2001
10. Dilated CBD Transabdominal Ultrasound Test of choice for detecting cholelithiasis and common bile duct dilatation Low sensitivity (30%-50%) for common bile duct stones Eisen, GM. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 53(7), 2001.
18. Indicated for patients with pancreatitis and concomitant cholangitis. No indication for routine ERCP in patients with gallstone pancreatitis who will undergo cholecystectomy. SSAT, AGE, ASGE Concensus Panel. J Gastroint Surg . 5(3) 2001. ERCP