Abstract | AIM: To evaluate the value of MR cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) in patients in whom endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) was unsuccessfully performed by experts in a tertiary center. METHODS: RESULTS: CONCLUSION: MRCP can assist the diagnosis and management of patients in whom ERCP is not possible.
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Authors | László Czakó, Tamás Takács, Zita Morvay, László Csernay, János Lonovics |
Journal | World journal of gastroenterology
(World J Gastroenterol)
Vol. 10
Issue 20
Pg. 3034-8
(Oct 15 2004)
ISSN: 1007-9327 [Print] United States |
PMID | 15378788
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Biliary Tract Diseases
(diagnosis, surgery)
- Cholangiography
(methods)
- Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Humans
- Jaundice, Obstructive
(diagnosis)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(methods)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pancreatitis
(diagnosis)
- Prospective Studies
- Secretin
- Sensitivity and Specificity
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