Drip Infusion Cholangiography

Preoperative evaluation of accessory hepatic ducts by drip infusion cholangiography with CT

BACKGROUND This retrospective study aimed to investigate the incidence of each type of accessory hepatic duct by drip infusion cholangiography with CT (DIC-CT). METHODS Five hundred sixty nine patients who underwent preoperative DIC-CT and laparoscopic cholecystectomy were reviewed. Accessory hepatic ducts were classified as follows: type I (accessory hepatic ducts that merged with the common...

Is there a Role for Preoperative Infusion or Intraoperative Cholangiography?

Postoperative Intravenous Drip Infusion is not Required after Minilaparotomy Cholecystectomy

OBJECTIVE To determine if drip infusion should be discontinued after full recovery of the patient from anaesthesia after minilaparotomy cholecystectomy in uncomplicated cases. DESIGN A randomised controlled clinical trial on 60 patients, from the waiting list, of cholelithiasis/cholecystitis operated by minilaparotomy cholecystectomy between November 1995 to March 1996. 30 patients did not re...

Intravenous Drip Infusion Monitoring System with Body Area Communication Tag

Intravenous drip infusion is a common method of administering medication. However, it is difficult for a nurse to continuously monitor the administration since it can take more than one hour. It is difficult to instantly detect problems such as removal of a drip infusion administration set by a patient or an empty bag. We propose an intravenous drip infusion monitoring system equipped with body...

Drip Infusion Cholangiography with Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Bile Leakage after Blunt Liver Trauma in Children: Two Case Reports

Bile duct injury following blunt liver injury is rare, and the precise site of bile leakage is often difficult to identify with noninvasive techniques. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is being used increasingly more often in the evaluation and management of biliary disorders in children. However, it is invasive and often requires general anesthesia in children. Drip infusion chol...