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- Title
Gallstone Pancreatitis and Choledocholithiasis: Using Imaging and Laboratory Trends to Predict the Likelihood of Persistent Stones at Cholangiography.
- Authors
Panda, Nikhil; Chang, Yuchiao; Chokengarmwong, Nalin; Martinez, Myriam; Yu, Liyang; Fagenholz, Peter J.; Kaafarani, Haytham A.; King, David R.; DeMoya, Marc A.; Velmahos, George C.; Dante Yeh, D.
- Abstract
Background: Patients with gallstone pancreatitis (GP) or choledocholithiasis (CDL) may have common bile duct (CBD) stones that persist until cholangiography. The aim of this study is to evaluate pre-cholangiogram factors that predict persistent CBD stones.Methods: Multiple logistic regression analyses were performed to identify demographic, laboratory, and radiologic predictors of persistent CBD stones and non-therapeutic cholangiography among adults with GP or CDL.Results: In 152 patients from 2010 to 2015, preoperative diagnosis, presence of a CBD stone on US, and age ≥ 60 years were associated with persistent CBD stones. Two risk factors alone had a PPV of 88% and the absence of all risk factors had a NPV of 94%. Age < 60 years and the absence of a CBD stone on US were most predictive of non-therapeutic cholangiography.Conclusion: Age, LFTs, and US help predict persistent CBD stones in patients initially presenting with GP or CDL and help minimize non-therapeutic preoperative cholangiography.
- Subjects
GALLSTONES; CALCULI; GALLBLADDER diseases; PANCREATITIS; CHOLANGIOGRAPHY
- Publication
World Journal of Surgery, 2018, Vol 42, Issue 10, p3143
- ISSN
0364-2313
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00268-018-4618-6