Table 3 Biliary abnormalities on endoscopic retrograde cholangiography.
| Dilawari and Chawla13 (n = 20) | Sarin et al14 (n = 20) | Khuroo et al15 (n = 21) | Malkan et al18 (n = 20) | Nagi et al19 (n = 43) | Dhiman et al22 (n = 53) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abnormal cholangraphy | 20 (100) | 18 (90) | 17 (81) | 17 (85) | 40 (93) | 53 (100) |
| Extrahepatic duct | 18 (90) | 18 (90) | 14 (66.7) | 12 (60) | 40 (93) | 51 (96) |
| Left hepatic duct | 20 (100) | 16 (80) | 8 (38.1) | 11 (55) | 23 (53.5) | 41 (77) |
| Right hepatic duct | 11 (56) | 10 (50) | 8 (40) | 23 (43) | ||
| Extrahepatic strictures | 5 (25) | 5 (25) | 11 (52.4) | 9 (45) | + | 20 (38) |
| Intrahepatic biliary radicle dilatation | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 9 (42.8) | 5 (25) | 2 | 14 (26) |
| Indentations | 13 (65 ) | 6 (30) | 3 (14.3) | + | 24 (55.8) | 31 (58) |
| Calibre irregularities | + | 12 (60) | 5 (23.8) | + | 23 (70)* | |
| Angulations | — | — | 1 (4.7) | 1 (5) | + | 2 (6)†* |
| Ectasias | — | — | 2 (9.5) | + | — | 10 (30)* |
| CBD stones | 1 (5) | 3 (15) | 0 (0) | 2 (10) | – | 3 (6) |
| Multiple filling defects in extrahepatic and/or intrahepatic ducts (choledochal varices) | — | — | — | — | + | 4 (8) |
CBD, common bile duct.
All values are given as n (%).
*n = 30.
+ present.
− not reported.