Journal article
Reducing MRCP Utilization Through a “Surgery First” Approach for Pediatric Choledocholithiasis: A CARES Working Group Retrospective Study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Choledocholithiasis in children is rising and frequently managed with an endoscopy-first (EF) approach that utilizes endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) followed by laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is a resource intensive modality that often precedes ERCP to gain further assurance of choledocholithiasis prior to intervention. MRCP can lead to a longer length of …
Authors
Rauh JL; Dantes G; Alemayehu H; Wallace M; Zamora IJ; Callier K; Slater BJ; Krinock D; Siddiqui S; Witte A
Journal
Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Vol. 59, No. 12,
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2024
DOI
10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2024.08.008
ISSN
0022-3468