Role of Routine on-Table Cholangiography in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Is There a Role for Routine Intraoperative Cholangiography During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

The purpose of this study is to assess whether routine imaging of the biliary system during routine gallbladder surgery alters clinical outcome

Inclusion Criteria:

• all patients over the age of 18 with biliary colic or cholecystitis

Exclusion Criteria:

• any history of allergic reaction to contrast material
• patients with abnormal liver function test results
• any clinical history of jaundice
• patients with a history of pancreatitis
• patients with a history of previous ERCP
• patients whose ultrasound showed common bile duct or intra-hepatic duct dilation
• all patients with previous major upper abdominal surgery
• all patients with acalculous cholecystitis or gallbladder polyps