Table 1 Indication and therapeutic intervention.
Indication | Therapeutic intervention | Pre‐MRCP (n = ) | Post‐MRCP (n = ) | OR (95% CI) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pain, biliary dilatation, abnormal LFTs±CBD stone on USS | Yes | 31 | 40 | 2.92 (1.43–5.97) |
No | 43 | 19 | ||
Jaundice with biliary dilatation | Yes | 70 | 44 | 0.53 (0.13–1.98) |
No | 4 | 5 | ||
Stent change | Yes | 27 | 23 | N/A |
No | 0 | 0 | ||
Cholangitis | Yes | 20 | 15 | 0.25 (0.02–2.65) |
No | 1 | 3 | ||
Pain, jaundice, and CBD stone | Yes | 12 | 18 | 3.00 (0.24–36.9) |
No | 2 | 1 | ||
Jaundice with epigastric mass | Yes | 12 | 1 | 0.93 (0.82–1.07) |
No | 13 | 2 | ||
Gall stone pancreatitis | Yes | 8 | 9 | 0.84 (0.14–4.97) |
No | 3 | 4 | ||
Recurrent pancreatitis | Yes | 3 | 3 | 5.50 ( 0.61–49.5) |
No | 11 | 2 | ||
Post cholecystectomy, recurrent pain, and deranged LFTs | Yes | 6 | 5 | 1.67 (0.21–13.2) |
No | 4 | 2 | ||
Post cholecystectomy bile leak | Yes | 0 | 2 | N/A |
No | 0 | 1 | ||
Asymptomatic with deranged LFTs | Yes | 0 | 0 | N/A |
No | 0 | 2 |
MRCP, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography; CBD, common bile duct; LTFS, liver function tests; USS, ultrasound; N/A not applicable; OR (95% CI), odds ratio (95% confidence interval).