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Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatographic evaluation of intrahepatic bile duct variations

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Manish Kumar Singh, Dr. Yogesh yadav, Dr. Ashish Shukla, Dr. Mahindra Kumar Anand
» doi: 10.31838/ecb/2023.12.6.78

Abstract

Biliary anatomy and its common and uncommon variations are of considerable clinical significance when performing living donor transplantation, radiological interventions in hepatobiliary system, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and liver resection (hepatectomy, segmentectomy). Because of increasing trend found in the number of liver transplant surgeries being performed, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) has become the modality of choice for noninvasive evaluation of abnormalities of the biliary tract. The purpose of this study is to describe the anatomic variations of the intrahepatic biliary tree. Materials and methods: This quantitative, cross sectional study was performed in patients referred for MRCP examinations for various clinical indications to the Department of Radiology and Imaging, Santosh medical college & hospital Ghaziabad. Data were collected for a period of four months from August to November 2019 after IRB approval. Convenience sampling was employed and a total of 374 examinations were included. Patients with history of hepatic or biliary surgery were excluded from the study. Data were obtained from the 1.5T Magnetom Amira Siemens MRI scanner. Informed consent forms were taken from the patients meeting the inclusion criteria. The routine department protocol was followed for the MRCP examinations. The patients were thoroughly screened as per department guidelines for any ferromagnetic material. Freshly crushed pineapple juice was given to the patients prior to the examination to reduce fluid signal from the stomach.

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