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The diagnostic value of 3D spiral CT imaging of cholangiopancreatic ducts on obstructive jaundice

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The Chinese-German Journal of Clinical Oncology

Abstract

Objective

Computerized tomography (CT) plays an important role in the diagnosis of diseases of biliary tract. Recently, three dimensions (3D) spiral CT imaging has been used in surgical diseases gradually. This study was designed to evaluate the diagnostic value of 3D spiral CT imaging of cholangiopancreatic ducts on obstructive jaundice.

Methods

Thirty patients with obstructive jaundice had received B-mode ultrasonography, CT, percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC) or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), and 3D spiral CT imaging of cholangiopancreatic ducts preoperatively. Then the diagnose accordance rate of these examinational methods were compared after operations.

Results

The diagnose accordance rate of 3D spiral CT imaging of cholangiopancreatic ducts was higher than those of B-mode ultrasonography, CT, or single PTC or ERCP, which showed clear images of bile duct tree and pathological changes. As to malignant obstructive jaundice, this examinational technique could clearly display the adjacent relationship between tumor and liver tissue, biliary ducts, blood vessels, and intrahepatic metastases.

Conclusion

3D spiral CT imaging of cholangiopancreatic ducts has significant value for obstructive diseases of biliary ducts, which provides effective evidence for the feasibility of tumor-resection and surgical options.

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  1. Department of Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, China

    Linquan Wu, Xiangbao Yin, Bohua Wu & Huaqun Fu

  2. Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, China

    Qingshan Wang & Xiao Li

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Supported by a grant of Jiangxi Province Scientific Technologic Foundation (No. E990611).

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Wu, L., Yin, X., Wang, Q. et al. The diagnostic value of 3D spiral CT imaging of cholangiopancreatic ducts on obstructive jaundice. Chin. -Ger. J. Clin. Oncol. 10, 659–661 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10330-011-0863-y

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