Application of intraoperative cholangiography in laparoscopic cholecystectomy / 临床外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the value of intraoperative cholangiography in laparoscopic cholecystectomy(LC). Method Intraoperative cholangiography was attempted in 1226 patients, and was successful in 1180(95.5%). Result Stones were found in the common bile duct in 78 patients, bile duct injury in seven and accessory hepatic duct in two were found.Conclusion Intraoperative cholangiography is a simply and useful procedure in providing clear imaging of biliary system, improving the success rate of LC and reducing the chance of bile duct injury.