SONOGRAPHIC FINDINGS FOLLOWING LAPAROSCOP IC CHOLECYSTECTOMY

Authors
WANECK R PICHLER W MAUKSCH A JIRU P LEDERER K
Citation
R. Waneck et al., SONOGRAPHIC FINDINGS FOLLOWING LAPAROSCOP IC CHOLECYSTECTOMY, RoFo. Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Rontgenstrahlen und der neuenbildgebenden Verfahren, 159(3), 1993, pp. 236-239
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
RoFo. Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Rontgenstrahlen und der neuenbildgebenden Verfahren → ACNP
ISSN journal
09366652
Volume
159
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
236 - 239
Database
ISI
SICI code
0936-6652(1993)159:3<236:SFFLIC>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
In a prospective study 500 patients were examined sonographically foll owing laparoscopic cholecystectomy, 183 on several occasions. In the m ajority of patients (79.4%) there were no remarkable findings, either clinically or sonographically. In 102 patients (20.4%) there were sono graphic abnormalities such as fluid collections in the gallbladder bed (13%), postoperative dilatation of the biliary passages (9.4%), free abdominal fluid (2%) or pleural effusions (1.2%). Only 25 patients (5% ) showed clinical symptoms; there was complete agreement with the find ings on ultrasound.