Article
Diagnosis and management of common bile duct stones in patients with sickle hemoglobinopathies.
Journal of pediatric surgery - 1 May 1992
Ware R E, Schultz W H, Filston H C, Kinney T R
Abstract excerpt
Nine of 35 patients with sickle hemoglobinopathies and cholelithiasis were found to have concomitant common bile duct (CBD) stones. We describe the diagnosis and management of these patients with CBD stones. Historical information, physical examination, and routine laboratory tests were unable to identify accurately the patients with CBD stones. Similarly, ultrasonography of the hepatobiliary system was an...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Anemia, Sickle Cell
- Child
- Cholangiography
- Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
- Cholelithiasis
- False Negative Reactions
- Female
- Gallstones
- Hemoglobin, Sickle
