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Case Reports
. 1981 Nov;6(11):513-8.
doi: 10.1097/00003072-198111000-00001.

Diagnostic imaging of choledochal cysts

F A Mettler Jr, J D Wicks, C K Requard, J H Christie
Case Reports

Diagnostic imaging of choledochal cysts

F A Mettler Jr et al. Clin Nucl Med. 1981 Nov.

Abstract

A review of the literature concerning the diagnostic accuracy of various imaging modalities for choledochal cysts indicates that both ultrasound and scintigraphic methods have approximately 80% accuracy. Oral cholecystography and intravenous cholangiography methods have between 60 and 80% accuracy. Ultrasound is recommended as the initial preoperative test of choice, with hepatobiliary scintigraphy or CT scanning being most useful for postoperative evaluation.

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