Diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance cholangio-pancreatography in evaluation of obstructive jaundice.

Role of ultrasound as compared with ERCP in patient with obstructive jaundice.

BACKGROUND The diagnosis of obstructive jaundice relies on proper history taking, clinical examination, laboratory investigations and different non invasive imaging modalities like Ultrasonography (USG), Cholangio Computed Tomography (CCT), Magnetic resonance Imaging (MRI) with Magnetic Resonance Cholangio Pancreatography (MRCP) and invasive modalities like endoscopic retrograde cholangiography...

Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography in diagnosis of biliary disorders in children - Sharing our experience.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the role of Magnetic Resonance Cholangio-pancreatography in the diagnosis of biliary disorders in children. METHODS The retrospective study was conducted at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, and comprised data related to the period between August 2005 and December 2013. All children from age of 1 day to 17 years who had undergone Magnetic Rasonance Cholangio-pancrea...

Lemmel’s Syndrome: A Rare Cause for Recurrent Cholangitis and Pancreatitis

A 65 year old female presented with the history of obstructive jaundice, recurrent cholangitis and pancreatitis. She was managed conservatively for 2 years in a local hospital. The patient was then referred to our centre. On evaluation, ultrasonography of abdomen showed dilated common bile duct. Contrast enhanced computed tomography of abdomen showed dilated common bile duct and duodenal divert...

Is secretin magnetic resonance cholangio-pancreatography an effective guide for a diagnostic and/or therapeutic flow-chart in acute recurrent pancreatitis?

Minimally invasive treatment of Mirizzi's syndrome: is there a safe way? Report of a case series.

Mirizzi's syndrome (MS) is a rare complication of the inveterate biliary lithiasis. Diagnostic and therapeutic standardization is still missing, especially since laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the gold standard approach for symptomatic cholelithiasis. Our study is a retrospective analysis based on a case-series. It considered 370 cholecystectomies performed from 2006 to 2011. We select...