Use of combined laboratory and ultrasonography results to select patients for biliary tract imaging or intervention: A retrospective cohort study
Author(s) -
Shahab Hajibandeh,
Shahin Hajibandeh,
Joseph Thompson,
Jonaid Mohammed,
Christopher Smith,
James Prince,
Charlotte Lisberg,
Leo Watton,
Nathan Peter,
Whajong Lee,
Vivek Trivedi,
Nicholas Hobbs,
Jigar Shah,
Rao Muhammad Asaf Khan,
Sanjay Dalmia,
Sohail Malik,
Moustafa Mansour
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
gastroenterology and hepatology from bed to bench
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.448
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 2008-2258
DOI - 10.22037/ghfbb.v12i2.1404
Patients with isolated rise of liver enzymes or hyperbilirubinemia with or without dilated CBD should undergo BTI prior to ERCP. Direct ERCP could be preserved for patients with high suspicion of CBDS where clinical features do not allow waiting for BTI.
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