cholangiography

Definition of cholangiography

chol-angi-o--graphy- radiographic examination of hepatic bile ducts or cystic bile duct (recording of bile duct); Types include percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC, needle into liver), endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP, diagnostic/therapeutic), primary/perioperative (during surgery), and secondary (post-drainage). It has largely replaced intravenous methods, with magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) as a non-invasive alternative.

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Etymology of cholangiography

greek From cholangio- (Greek kholḗ “bile” + angeîon “vessel”) + -graphy (Greek graphḗ “writing/drawing”). Means “imaging of the bile ducts.”

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DERIVATIONS of cholangiography

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