Table 3.
Radiographic imaging done in patients with biliary-enteric anastomotic stricture versus those without a stricture at least three months following the index operation (N=403)
| No Stricture N=2971 | Stricture N=403 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imaging Frequency N (%) | Imaging Frequency N (%) | ||
| Imaging Modality | |||
| Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography (PTC) | 0 (0%) | 209 (51.9%) | <0.0001 |
| CT-scan | 2071 (69.7%) | 375 (93.1%) | <0.0001 |
| Ultrasound | 974 (32.8%) | 228 (56.6%) | <0.0001 |
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | 214 (7.2%) | 75 (18.6%) | <0.0001 |
| Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) | 40 (1.4%) | 1166 (28.8%) | <0.0001 |