ISSN:
1432-0509
Keywords:
Biliary ascites
;
Biloma
;
Intraperitoneal fluid, differentiation
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Free or loculate intraperitoneal fluid can easily be detected by ultrasonography or computerized tomography. The differentiation of bile fluid from other liquid collections and the documentation of the presence and extent of a bile leak can be difficult diagnostic problems. In representative case studies the use and the diagnostic limits of ultrasonography and CT in the diagnosis of intraperitoneal bile accumulations are discussed. A diagnostic algorithm including cholescintigraphy for the evaluation of biliary leakage is proposed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01887837
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