THE VALUE OF INTRAOPERATIVE LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLANGIOGRAPHY

Discussion about the necessity of intraoperative cholangiography resta rted when laparoscopic cholecystectomy was established, The value of c holangiography was examined in a prospectively randomized study of one hundred patients, We could show that the routinely performed intraope rative cholangiography represents a careful, secure and sensitive meth od for the detection of common bile duct stones, As it is not very tim e consuming nor linked to high costs we believe it to be unrenouncible . It allows a detailed anatomic presentation and may be combined with ERCP for definitive treatment of bile duct stones.