Abstract: SUMMARY Between January 1978 and December 1983, 232 radiological investigations of the biliary system were performed. Among them were, oral cholecystography (O.C.G.) 177 cases (76.3%), intravenous cholangiography (I.V.C.) 33 cases (14.2%), percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (P.T.C.) 17 cases (7.3%). Others were operative cholangiography (OPG) 2 cases (0.9%) and T‐tube cholangiography 3 cases (1.3%). Of the 232 investigations, 178 (76.7%) were normal. Biliary stones were established in 17 cases (7.3%), of which 7 stones were radiolucent, 5 stones were opaque, while the remaining 5 were unspecified. Other findings include extrahepatic block of the drainage system, congenital anomalies and suspected gall bladder stricture accounted for 37 cases (16%). As in Uganda biliary lithiasis is rare with no sex predeliction.
Publication Year: 1987
Publication Date: 1987-08-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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