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Radiology, Vol 151, 771-777, Copyright © 1984 by Radiological Society of North America

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Strategy for the use of biliary scintigraphy in non-iatrogenic biliary trauma

RK Zeman, CH Lee, R Stahl, GN Viscomi, C Baker, CE Cahow, J Dobbins, R Neumann and MI Burrell

Biliary scintigraphy was used to examine 21 patients who had suspected non-iatrogenic biliary trauma. Seven patients (33%) had scintigraphic evidence of biliary leakage. Ultimately, surgical biliary repair was required for only three of these patients. Visualization of the gallbladder did not occur in eight trauma patients, but only one patient was shown to have cholecystitis. In this series, 16 patients had Tc-99m sulfur colloid scans that offered no significant advantage over cholescintigraphy in the detection of hepatic parenchymal defects. Biliary scintigraphy provides clinically useful information in cases both of blunt and penetrating trauma.




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