Journal article
Results of cholescintigraphy in a VA hospital
The Journal of surgical research, Vol.53(1), pp.4-6
1992
DOI: 10.1016/0022-4804(92)90003-I
PMID: 1405589
Abstract
In a review of 200 hepatobiliary imaging studies done in a VA hospital over a 5-year period, a sensitivity of 96% and a specificity of 88% were obtained. In a subgroup of 40 patients with alcoholic liver disease, the specificity dropped to 60% although the sensitivity remained high (100%). These data indicated that in patients with alcoholic liver disease a positive DISIDA scan is not diagnostic of acute cholecystitis and cannot be interpreted as an indication for cholecystectomy. Possible modifications of imaging techniques, including delayed imaging and morphine-augmented cholescintigraphy, may prove to increase the specificity of cholescintigraphy in these patients. A prospective study using these modifications would help in determining the current role of cholescintigraphy in the diagnosis of acute cholecystitis in patients with alcoholic liver disease.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Results of cholescintigraphy in a VA hospital
- Creators
- R. Carballo - Edward Hines, Jr. VA HospitalL. Worsch - Department of Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois 60153 USAD. Bushnell - Department of Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois 60153 USAG.V. Aranha - Department of Surgery, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois 60153 USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of surgical research, Vol.53(1), pp.4-6
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/0022-4804(92)90003-I
- PMID
- 1405589
- ISSN
- 0022-4804
- eISSN
- 1095-8673
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1992
- Academic Unit
- Radiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984318720302771
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