Infusion cholecystography in the early diagnosis of acute gallbladder disease.

Abstract	The value of infusion cholecystography 99mTc HIDA cholescintigraphy and ultrasonography was compared in 51 patients presenting with a clinical diagnosis of acute cholecystitis. Of the 35 patients with proven gallbladder disease, the presence of gallstones was correctly predicted in 31 (88 per cent) by infusion cholecystography, 32 (90 per cent) by 99mTc HIDA cholescintigraphy and 27 (77 per cent) by ultrasonography. There were no false positive investigations. Infusion cholecystography may be of particular interest to surgeons with no ready access to isotope scanning techniques.
Authors	E H Dykes, I Stewart, H Gray, C Simpson, S Davidson, C S McArdle
Journal	The British journal of surgery (Br J Surg) Vol. 71 Issue 11 Pg. 854-5 (Nov 1984) ISSN: 0007-1323 [Print] England
PMID	6388718 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
Chemical References	Contrast Media Imino Acids Iodobenzoates methylglucamine ioglycamide Technetium Tc 99m Lidofenin Technetium Ioglycamic Acid
Topics	Acute Disease Cholecystitis (diagnosis) Cholecystography Cholelithiasis (diagnosis) Contrast Media Gallbladder Diseases (diagnosis, diagnostic imaging) Humans Imino Acids Iodobenzoates Ioglycamic Acid (analogs & derivatives) Radionuclide Imaging Technetium Technetium Tc 99m Lidofenin Ultrasonography

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