Cholangiocarcinoma

Exploratory laparotomy is frequently used to diagnose, treat, or palliate cholangiocarcinoma although surgery is rarely curative. In light of newly developed percutaneous and endoscopic approaches to diagnosis and therapy, we reviewed our experience with 35 cases of cholangiocarcinoma diagnosed and treated at the University of Michigan Medical Center from 1979 to 1984. Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTCA) was performed in 34 cases of which only four were resectable. All 22 patients who had preoperative cholangiograms suggesting unresectability had confirmation of this at surgery. Surgical palliation was accomplished with a combination of internal and percutaneous drainage in most cases. Angiographic, cytologic, and laboratory data are presented. PTCA accurately predicted unresectability of cholangiocarcinoma and is superior to angiography in this respect. In patients with cholangiocarcinoma, percutaneous and endoscopic approaches offer alternatives to surgery for diagnosis and palliation.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/44406/1/10620_2005_Article_BF01798361.pd

Temporal comparative analysis of computed tomography with ultrasound for intracranial hemorrhage in premature infants

This study focuses on comparison of computed tomography and ultrasound in premature infants with intracranial hemorrhage and its complications. It was determined that close correlation (95%) exists between CT and ultrasound for evaluation of ventriculomegaly. Although there is reasonable correlation for the identification and localization of periventricular, intraventricular and choroidal hemorrhages, ultrasound defined such lesions at higher rates. Subarachnoid blood and periventricular edema were diagnosed better or exclusively by CT