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Oral Cholecystography

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Biliary Tract Radiology

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Abstract

Oral cholecystography (OCG) has undergone a rejuvenation with the development of nonsurgical therapeutic techniques: extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), oral solvents, contact solvents (MTBE), and minimally invasive (laparoscopic) surgery (Brakel et al. 1992; Maglinte et al. 1991; Marzio et al. 1992). The reason for this “rediscovery” of OCG is chiefly the information it can provide about the function of the gallbladder.

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  1. Policlinico Universitario, Piazzale S. Maria della Misericordia, 33100, Udine, Italy

    M. Bazzocchi MD (Director, Cattedra di Radiologia), E. Quaia MD (Cattedra di Radiologia), C. Zuiani MD (Cattedra di Radiologia) & A. Rigamonti MD (Cattedra di Radiologia)

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Policlinico Umberto I, 00161, Rome, Italy

    Plinio Rossi MD (Professor and Chairman) & Mario Bezzi MD (Assistant Professor) (Professor and Chairman) &  (Assistant Professor)

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Bazzocchi, M., Quaia, E., Zuiani, C., Rigamonti, A. (1997). Oral Cholecystography. In: Rossi, P., Bezzi, M. (eds) Biliary Tract Radiology. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60343-3_4

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