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MAJOR PHILIP G. KEIL; MAJOR S. N. LANDIS

AMA Arch Intern Med. 1951;88(1):36-41.

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INJECTION of radiopaque material into the gallbladder under peritoneoscopic vision affords a unique means of examining this organ and its ductal system roentgenographically. Lee¹ reported the procedure and recommended its use in cases in which the gallbladder could not be opacified by either the oral or the intravenous route. Hodges² cited one case in which this technique was utilized. Royer and Solari,³ in an article devoted specifically to this subject, recommended its use in puzzling jaundice. Watson⁴ stated he preferred a small laparotomy and cholangiography, since difficulty in needling the gallbladder had been encountered. Royer, Mazure and Kohan⁵ reported 86 instances in which they had performed peritoneoscopic cholangiography safely without undue discomfort to the patient.

We have found the method useful and practical and have used it in problem cases in which history, results of physical examination, clinical course, outcome of liver function tests and . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
MEDICAL CORPS, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

Footnotes
This study was from the Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans Administration Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa.

Sponsored by the Veterans Administration and published with the approval of the Chief Medical Director. The statements and conclusions published by the authors are a result of their own study and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of the Veterans Administration.

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