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Lookup NU author(s): Richard Charnley, Bryon Jaques, Steven White, Jeremy French, Professor Derek Manas
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Objective. To determine the yield of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in the investigation of patients with normal liver function tests (LFTs) and unexplained dilatation of common bile duct (CBD) and/or pancreatic duct (PD), following CT and/or magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography. Materials and methods. Consecutive patients undergoing linear EUS between January 2007 and August 2011 for the indication of dilated CBD and/or PD, normal LFT, and nondiagnostic cross-sectional imaging formed the study group. The study was performed as a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. Results. During the study period, 83 patients (CBD and PD dilatation n = 38, PD dilatation n = 5, CBD dilatation n = 40) met the inclusion criteria and underwent EUS. Five (13.1%) of the CBD and PD groups had a new finding, which in one (2.6%) case was causal. In this group, men were significantly more likely to have a new finding (p = 0.012). Eight (20%) of the CBD group had a new finding, which in seven (17.5%) cases was causal. In the CBD group, cholecystectomy was significantly (p = 0.005) more common in those without a finding. Three (60%) of the PD group had a finding on EUS, all of which were causal, including a case of pancreatic malignancy. Conclusion. There is a significant yield from EUS in individuals with isolated PD dilatation and isolated CBD dilatation. Previous cholecystectomy is significantly associated with a negative EUS in the group with isolated CBD dilatation. The yield in those with CBD and PD dilatation was low and a finding was more likely in males.
Author(s): Oppong KW, Mitra V, Scott J, Anderson K, Charnley RM, Bonnington S, Jaques B, White S, French JJ, Manas DM, Sen G, Nayar MK
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
Year: 2014
Volume: 49
Issue: 4
Pages: 473-480
Print publication date: 01/04/2014
ISSN (print): 0036-5521
ISSN (electronic): 1502-7708
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00365521.2014.881547
DOI: 10.3109/00365521.2014.881547
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