Arteriography inthe diagnosis of gallbladder disease.

Abstract

The Gallbladder is often visualized by arteriography, especially with the use of superselective methods. Several cases of gallbladder or bile duct disease have been included in reported series of celiac and superior mesenteric arteriography (1, 2, 6). Deutsch recently gave in detail his experience with various pathologic lesions of the gallbladder (3). In our article we will evaluate our experience by retrospective correlation of angiographic findings with proved pathologic conditions. From 1,000 celiac and superior mesenteric arterio-graphic examinations, we have selected for review 56 patients with primary or secondary gallbladder disease confirmed by surgery or autopsy. The detailed distribution of disease is shown in TABLE I. Fifty patients without gallbladder disease and good visualization of the gallbladder were selected for control and evaluation of the normal angiographic findings. Technic The femoral approach and a red, thin-wall Kifa catheter (I.D. = 1.4 mm and O.D. = 2.2 mm) have been used in m...