%0 Journal Article
%T Does ultrasongraphy predict intraoperative findings at cholecystectomy? An institutional review
%A Ashley Vergis
%A Jennifer Metcalfe
%A Krista Hardy
%A Shannon Stogryn
%J Archive of "Canadian Journal of Surgery".
%D 2016
%R 10.1503/cjs.005915
%X Ultrasonography (US) is the mainstay of biliary tract imaging, but few recent studies have tested its ability to diagnose acute cholecystitis (AC). Our objective was to determine how well a US diagnosis of AC correlates with the intraoperative diagnosis. We hypothesize that US underestimates this diagnosis, potentially leading to unexpected findings in the operating room (OR)
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4734913/