Abstract
To the Editor.— Symptoms related to the gallbladder and the upper GI tract are difficult to evaluate. Referring physicians often find it difficult to differentiate between the diseases involving the two systems. If a patient has classic peptic ulcer symptoms and the radiologist finds gallstones and does not perform the GI series, he leaves the surgeon with an unknown. The GI series removes this unknown or "influences his diagnostic thinking." His surgical approach is modified accordingly. A negative examination can be just as efficacious as a positive examination.
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