THE USE OF CHOLOGRAFIN IN THE POST-CHOLECYSTECTOMY SYNDROME
Authors: E M COHN, T L ORLOFF, D M SKLAROFF, J GERSHON-COHEN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1955)

Article1 January 1955THE USE OF CHOLOGRAFIN IN THE POST-CHOLECYSTECTOMY SYNDROMEEDWIN M. COHN, M.D., THEODORE L. ORLOFF, M.D., DAVID M. SKLAROFF, M.D., JACOB GERSHON-COHEN, M.D.EDWIN M. COHN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, THEODORE L. ORLOFF, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DAVID M. SKLAROFF, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JACOB GERSHON-COHEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-42-1-59 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptWhen a group of symptoms is presented for which cholecystectomy is performed with expectation of a cure, and then remains essentially unchanged after operation, a puzzling and frustrating situation has been created. This problem has been recognized as the post-cholecystectomy syndrome. Not only must a decision be reached as to whether the symptoms originate inside or outside the biliary tract, but also, with the removal of the gall-bladder, one is deprived of the essential organ which can be visualized by x-ray and which may aid in delineating other portions of the ductal system. Lack of diagnostic facilities to investigate intrinsic...Bibliography1. ColeGrove WHWJ: Persistence of symptoms following cholecystectomy with special reference to anomalies of the ampulla of Vater, Ann. Surg. 136: 73-82 (July) 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. MartinMassimiano FAG: The non-visualized gall bladder, New England J. Med. 246: 488-490 (Mar. 27) 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Sutton JE: Cholelithiasis and cholecystitis, Gastroenterology 24: 232-240 (June) 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. ChildsPrevedel SBAE: Exploration of the common duct, Arch. Surg. 66: 423-425 (Apr.) 1953. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. CattellColcock RBBP: Fibrosis of the sphincter of Oddi, Ann. Surg. 137: 797-806 (June) 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. McKittrichWilson LSNJ: Indications for and results following exploration of the common bile duct for stones, California Med. 71: 132, 1949. MedlineGoogle Scholar7. JordonWeir FMJF: Stones in the common duct without jaundice, Proc. Staff Meet., Mayo Clin. 5: 56-58 (Feb. 26) 1930. Google Scholar8. MixterHermansonSegel CGLAL: Operative cholangiography, Ann. Surg. 134: 346-350 (Sept.) 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. HightLingley DJR: The value of cholangiograms during biliary tract surgery, New England J. Med. 246: 761-765 (May 15) 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. Aird I: The surgical aspects of intrahepatic biliary obstruction, Ann. Surg. 136: 27-38 (July) 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. Digby KH: Common duct stones of liver origin, Brit. J. Surg. 17: 578-591 (Apr.) 1930. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. DoubiletMulholland HJH: Recurrent acute pancreatitis, Ann. Surg. 128: 609-638 (Oct.) 1948. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. GarlachHurwitt JHES: The cystic duct stump syndrome, Surgery 29: 833-841 (June) 1951. MedlineGoogle Scholar14. Frommhold W: New contrast medium for kidney and gallbladder, Fortschr. Röntgenstrahl. 79: 283, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar15. HornykiewytschStender THS: Intravenous cholangiography, Fortschr. Röntgenstrahl. 79: 292-309, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar16. GaebelTeschendorf EF: Röntgen-blatter 6: 162, 1953. Google Scholar17. In print. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*Received for publication May 29, 1954.†Currently prepared by E. R. Squibb & Sons. Initially produced by Schering, A. C., experimentally designated SH-216, and formerly called biligrafin. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDie Röntgendiagnostik der Gallenblase und GallenwegeThe utilization of intravenous cholangiography in the demonstration of common duct foreign bodiesPersistence of symptoms following gallbladder surgeryPostcholecystectomy syndromePostcholecystectomy Syndrome: A Critical EvaluationWhat is the “postcholecystectomy syndrome”?The Evaluation of Symptoms Following Cholecystectomy 1 January 1955Volume 42, Issue 1Page: 59-68KeywordsBiliary systemCholecystectomyMotivation ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1955 PDF downloadLoading ...