A multi ‐institutional study designed by members of Tokyo Guidelines (TG) Core Meeting to elucidate the clinical characteristics and pathogenesis of acute cholangitis after bilioenteric anastomosis and biliary stent insertion with a focus on biliary obstruction: Role of transient hepatic attenuation diffe rence (THAD) and pneumobilia in improving TG diagnostic performance

ConclusionsThe diagnostic rate of PBR-AC using TG18 is low, but adding THAD and pneumobilia to TG imaging criteria may improve TG diagnostic performance.

Source: Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences - October 27, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Hiroyuki Kato, Tadahiro Takada, Steven Strasberg, Shuji Isaji, Keiji Sano, Masahiro Yoshida, Takao Itoi, Kohji Okamoto, Seiki Kiriyama, Shintaro Yagi, Takashi Matsubara, Ryota Higuchi, Tetsuji Ohyama, Takeyuki Misawa, Shuntaro Mukai, Yasuhi Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research