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Intraoperative Cholangiography (IOC): Important Aid in Biliary and Common Bile Duct Surgery

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Incidence of bile duct injury is documented as high as 3000–3500 patients annually, and occult common bile duct stones occur in up to 12% of patients at time of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Intraoperative cholangiography is an important aid in biliary surgery in that it allows early identification and repair of common bile duct injury with resulting reductions in morbidity. In addition cholangiography identifies occult common bile duct stones that can be removed by laparoscopic common bile duct exploration resulting in significant cost savings for the patient and the hospital.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    George Berci

  2. Department of Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA

    Brian R. Davis

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Berci, G., Davis, B.R. (2020). Intraoperative Cholangiography (IOC): Important Aid in Biliary and Common Bile Duct Surgery. In: Asbun, H., Shah, M., Ceppa, E., Auyang, E. (eds) The SAGES Manual of Biliary Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13276-7_8

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