Contribution of magnetic resonance cholangiopancretography to the diagnosis of biliary obstruction

Objective: the aim of our study was to evaluate the contribution of magnetic resonance cholangiopancretography to the diagnosis of pancreoticobiliary system pathologies in patients who had clinical and/or laboratory findings of biliary obstruction. material–method: one hundred and ninety eight cases were added to the study. the cases that were thought to have obstructive biliary tract pathology but incongruous with the findings of ultrasonography and/or computerized tomography were evaluated by using magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography. investigation was progressed with 1.5 tesla mr appliance and (signa hdi, general electric, 1milwaukee, wi, usa), hd 8 splined body array. for statistical analysis spss (statistical package for social sciences) for windows 16.0 program was used. results: one hundred and twenty eight percent of the cases were women (64,6%), 70 % of them were men. sixty nine out of 198 patients were operated of gall bladder. seven patients could not be assessed by magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography. in 43 patients, gallstone was found in saccus. three patients who have contracted gall blader saccus lumen could not be evaluated in terms of gallstone. in 30 cases (15.2%) choledocholithiasis were detected. in 4 cases (2%) choledocta stent was detected. in 5 patients 2.5(%) structural scantiness was present. in 5 cases (2.5%) inner lumen filling defect in favour of air was reclaimed. discussion: magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography is a diagnostic method which has a potential to substitute endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. because it is a non–invasive method, it has a wider usage area currently. with increasing experience and the chance of investigation wider series of patients, evaluations with magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography will be progressed and diagnostic success rate will increase.