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Should intraoperative cholangiography be routinely attempted during laparoscopic cholecystectomy?

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boxed-textNickkholgh A et al. (2006) Routine versus selective intraoperative cholangiography during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a survey of 2,130 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surg Endosc 20: 868–874

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Rosen, M., Ponsky, J. Should intraoperative cholangiography be routinely attempted during laparoscopic cholecystectomy?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 4, 16–17 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpgasthep0679

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