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Normal preoperative levels of gamma-glutamyltransferase predict the absence of common bile duct stones in patients scheduled for laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a retrospective cohort study.

Noman Ahmed KhanMuhammad Imran SirajIqra Anees RajputZahid Ali MemonRehan Ramzan AliAsna UrsaniMuhammad Muthar AneesKaran Kumarnull NainaRahul Robaish KumarRahul KumarRamsha ShahabMuhammad Sohaib Asghar
Published in: Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) (2023)
Based on the provided information, it is concluded that GGT plays an important role in predicting the coexistence of choledocholithiasis in symptomatic cholelithiasis and can be used in the setting where the facility of per-operative cholangiogram is not available.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • chronic kidney disease
  • prognostic factors
  • patients undergoing
  • urinary tract