Comparison of Endoscopic Ultrasound and Transabdominal Ultrasound in the Detection of Gallbladder and Common Bile Duct Microlithiasis

• Published in: Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 16; no. 4; p. e58756
• Main Authors: Ul Hassan Khurshid, Khurshid, Hinna, Rashk E, Khan, Rao Saad Ali, Rauf Asghar, Arshman, Mushtaq Chaudhary, Aalia, Afzal, Muhammad, Ali Khan, Uzair, Ali Khan, Zoya, Ali Khan, Ayaan, Ali Khan, Rao Zaid
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Cureus Inc 22.04.2024; Cureus
• Subjects: Abdomen; Agreements; Bile ducts; Body mass index; Cholecystectomy; Endoscopy; Ethics; Females; Gallbladder; Gallbladder diseases; Gallstones; Gastroenterology; Hematology; Internal Medicine; Males; Pancreatitis; Patients; Phosphatase; Radiology; Sludge; Student's t-test; Ultrasonic imaging; endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ercp); microlithiasis; gallbladder stones; cholecystectomy; transabdominal ultrasound; endoscopic ultrasound (eus)

Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is an emerging method with a wide range of potential uses in gastroenterology, including the detection of bile duct stones and the identification of early ductal alterations in suspected patients. This study was designed to compare the diagnostic yield of EUS and tra...