Jayson D Aydelotte, Jawad Ali, Phuong T Huynh, Thomas B Coopwood, John M Uecker, Carlos V R Brown
BACKGROUND: Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is believed to be a useful tool to evaluate the biliary tree and pancreas for stones, tumors, or injuries to the ductile system. The purpose of this study was to compare the accuracy of MRCP to the gold standard, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), in our institution. STUDY DESIGN: We performed a retrospective review of all MRCP followed by ERCP (follow-on ERCP) at a single institution over a 6-year period...
July 2015: Journal of the American College of Surgeons