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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2017; 23(29): 5438-5450
Published online Aug 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i29.5438
Published online Aug 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i29.5438
Table 1 Results of PubMed review
Author | Year | Type of study | Number of patients | Surgeon | Routine LUS use | Detailed anatomical description | CBDS report | Specific aims of the study other than LUS efficacy |
Tranter | 2001 | PNR | 367 | Several | + | Poor | + | |
Biffl | 2001 | PNR | 248 | Several | + | No | + | CBDI |
Halpin | 2002 | PNR | 380 | Single | + | Yes | + | Comparison with IOC |
Catheline | 2002 | PNR | 900 | ni | + | No | + | Comparison with IOC |
Tranter | 2003 | PNR | 135 | Several | + | No | + | Comparison with IOC, measurement of duct diameter |
Onders | 2005 | PNR | 105 | Single | - | No | + | |
Perry | 2007 | PNR | 236 | Single | + | Poor | + | Comparison with IOC |
Machi | 2007 | PNR | 200 | Several | + | Poor | + | Cost |
Hakamada | 2008 | RSS | 299 | Several | 1 | Yes | + | Educational program |
Machi | 2009 | RMS | 1352 | Several | + | No | + | |
Hublet | 2009 | PNR | 269 | Single | + | Poor | + | |
Li | 2009 | PRN | 103 | Several | + | Yes | + | |
Hashimoto | 2010 | RMS | 220 | Several | + | Yes2 | - | CBDI |
Pfluke | 2011 | RSS | 50 | Several | + | Yes | + | |
Nasu | 2012 | PNR | 71 | ni | + | Poor | + | |
Kothari | 2013 | PNR | 253 | Several | + | Poor | - | Comparison with trans-abdominal US in obese patients |
Gwinn | 2013 | PNR | 44 | Several | + | Poor | - | Impact of inflammatory disease |
Shaaban | 2014 | RSS | 70 | Single | - | No | + | |
Meta-analysis | ||||||||
Aziz | 2014 | MA | ||||||
Jamal | 2015 | MA |
Table 2 laparoscopic ultrasound performed pre- or post- dissection
Author | Year | No. of patients | LUS pre-dissection | LUS post-dissection | |
Tranter | 2001 | 367 | - | + | |
Biffl | 2001 | 248 | + | + | |
Catheline | 2002 | 900 | + | - | |
Halpin | 2002 | 380 | - | + | |
Tranter | 2003 | 135 | - | + | |
Onders | 2005 | 105 | + | - | |
Machi | 2007 | 200 | + | + | |
Perry | 2007 | 236 | + | + | According to the situation |
Hakamada | 2008 | 299 | + | +/- | After if necessary |
Hublet | 2009 | 269 | - | + | |
Li | 2009 | 103 | + | - | |
Machi | 2009 | 1352 | + | +/- | After if necessary |
Hashimoto | 2010 | 220 | + | + | |
Pfluke | 2011 | 50 | - | + | |
Nasu | 2012 | 71 | - | + | |
Gwinn | 2013 | 44 | + | - | |
Kothari | 2013 | 253 | + | - | |
Shaaban | 2014 | 70 | - | + |
Table 3 Identification of biliary anatomy and variations
Author | Year | No. of Patients | Complete observation | Intrahepatic BD | Bifurcation | CHD | CBD | CD-CBD junction | Intra-pancreatic BD | Vascular visualization | Biliary anomalies | Foreshortened cystic duct (< 1 cm) | Abnormal cystic duct anatomy | Aberrant vascular anatomy |
Tranter | 2001 | 367 | 92% | 92% | 99% | |||||||||
Halpin | 2002 | 380 | 90% | 95% | 94% | |||||||||
Tranter | 2003 | 135 | 97.7% | |||||||||||
Machi | 2007 | 200 | 96.5% | |||||||||||
Perry | 2007 | 236 | 95.3% | 98.5% | 6.40% | |||||||||
Hakamada | 2008 | 299 | 100% | 100%1 | 88.6%-97.1%2 | 88.6%-99.4%2 | 91.4%-100%2 | 88.6%-98.3%2 | 89.3%-100%2 | |||||
Hublet | 2009 | 269 | 99% | |||||||||||
Li | 2009 | 103 | 95.7% | 98.9 | 98.9% | 73.8% | ||||||||
Machi | 2009 | 1352 | 98% | |||||||||||
Hashimoto | 2010 | 200 | - | 94%3 | ||||||||||
Pfluke | 2011 | 50 | 96% | 100% | 100% | 98% | 98% | 40% | 14% | 8% | 16%4 | |||
Gwinn | 2013 | 44 | 100% |
Table 4 Reports of laparoscopic ultrasound used during acute or chronic cholecystitis
Author | Year | No. of patients | Inflammatory disease % | Comments |
Biffl | 2001 | 248 | 37.5 | |
Catheline | 2002 | 900 | 28.2 | |
Onders | 2005 | 105 | 6.3 | |
Machi | 2007 | 200 | 28.5 | |
Perry | 2007 | 236 | 5.5 | LUS considered extremely valuable in 5.5% |
Hakamada | 2008 | 299 | 66.3 | 13.4% with severe inflammatory disease during 2nd period of study |
Machi | 2009 | 1352 | 20.9 | LUS considered extremely valuable in 5.9% |
Pfluke | 2011 | 50 | 66.0 | |
Gwinn | 2013 | 44 | 100.0 |
Table 5 Common bile duct stones identification
Author | Year | No. of patients | Sensitivity % | Specificity % | Criteria to evaluate CBS LUS accuracy | ||
IOC | ERCP/surgical exploration | Follow-up | |||||
Tranter | 2001 | 367 | 92 | 100 | Selective | + | + |
Biffl | 2001 | 248 | 100 | 96.23 | ni | ||
Halpin | 2002 | 380 | 97.5 | 100 | Selective | + | + |
Catheline | 2002 | 900 | 80 | 99 | Systematic | ||
Tranter | 2003 | 135 | 96 | 100 | Systematic | ||
Onders | 2005 | 105 | 100 | 100 | Selective | + | |
Perry | 2007 | 236 | 92.3 | 100 | Selective | + | |
Machi | 2007 | 200 | 95 | 100 | Selective | + | + |
Hakamada | 2008 | 299 | 76 | 99 | Selective | ||
Machi | 2009 | 1352 | 98.6 | 99.58 | 1 | + | |
Hublet | 2009 | 269 | 100 | 99.6 | Selective | + | |
Li | 2009 | 103 | 82.1 | 98.7 | Selective | + | + |
Pfluke | 2011 | 50 | 100 | 100 | Selective | ||
Nasu | 2012 | 71 | 100 | 96.2 | Selective | ||
Shaaban | 2014 | 70 | 92.3 | 98.2 | No | + | + |
Table 6 Incidental findings
Author | Year | No. of patients examined using LUS | Incidental findings |
Machi | 2007 | 200 | Cystic or solid tumors of the liver or pancreas in 31 patients; 14 biopsies and aspirations, 6 radiofrequency ablations |
Perry | 2007 | 236 | Atrophic/hypertrophic or rotational anomalies or the liver, Mirizzi syndrome, vascular anomalies |
Hakamada | 2008 | 299 | Polyps |
Hublet | 2009 | 269 | 1 hemobilia, 1 pancreatic pseudocyst, 1 IPMT, 1 pancreas divisum, 1 micro-calcification of the pancreatic head, 1 liver abscess, 1 liver tumor |
Machi | 2009 | 1352 | Atrophic/hypertrophic or rotational anomalies or the liver, Mirizzi syndrome, vascular anomalies |
Gwinn | 2013 | 44 | 2 hepatic rotation anomalies |
Kothari | 2013 | 253 | Polyps. Improved visualization of gallbladder walls in obese patient compared to trans-abdominal US |
- Citation: Dili A, Bertrand C. Laparoscopic ultrasonography as an alternative to intraoperative cholangiography during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(29): 5438-5450
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i29/5438.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i29.5438