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cholangiography

NOUN
  1. roentgenographic examination of the bile ducts after a contrast medium has been injected

How To Use cholangiography In A Sentence

  • Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography can also be performed to demonstrate the patency of the common bile duct.
  • When necessary, colorful schematic illustrations and radiologic studies, including cholangiography, sonography, and computed tomography, have been added.
  • Intravenous cholangiography is rarely used now as opacification of the bile ducts is poor, particularly in jaundiced patients, and anaphylaxis remains a problem.
  • Further imaging that may be done by a gastroenterologist or interventional radiologist includes endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography.
  • Cholangiography accurately locates the site of a stricture in the biliary tree and radiological features may suggest the presence of malignant disease.
  • The diagnosis was made in 57 patients by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and in three by percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography.
  • Before the widespread availability of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography was often used to delineate the biliary anatomy preoperatively.
  • A doctor can confirm a diagnosis by cholangiography.
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