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Endoscopy 1988; 20(1): 30-32
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1018121
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1018121
ERCG: Endoscopic Retrograde Catheterization of the Gallbladder
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Publication Date:
17 March 2008 (online)
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Summary
This report describes a newly developed catheter system with the aid of which the cystic duct and gallbladder can be reliably catheterized, retrograde, via an endoscope. In 8 out of 10 autopsy preparations, transpapillary gallbladder catheterization was successfully achieved, with an average fluoroscopic duration of 12 minutes (range: 4-20 minutes). Neither macroscopic nor microscopic traumatization of the gallbladder was observed. The procedure described in this paper opens up a diagnostic and therapeutic approach to the gallbladder.
Key words:
Selective biliography - Cysto-nasal catheter - Dissolution of gallstones