Impact of operators experience on value of high-resolution transabdominal ultrasound in the diagnosis of choledocholithiasis: A prospective comparison using endoscopic retrograde…
S Rickes, G Treiber, K Mönkemüller, U Peitz, A Csepregi, S Kahl, A Vopel, K Wolle, MPA Ebert, S Klauck, P Malfertheiner · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2006 · Heft 09
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Aims: Transabdominal ultrasound (US) is the most frequently used imaging method for the diagnosis of choledocholithiasis. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of high-resolution US in the diagnosis of common bile duct stones depending on the operators experience and in comparison to the gold standard endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC). Methods: From April 2003 through November 2004, 126 patients referred because of clinical and biochemical suspicion of the presence of common bile duct stones were included. Two patients were excluded because they refused ERC. Conseque…
