Clinico-Anatomical Evaluation of Mirizzi Syndrome
Postrelov, N.A.; Shishkin, A.A.; Lodygin, A.V.
Eksperimental'naia i Klinicheskaia Gastroenterologiia 9: 52-58
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 1682-8658 PMID: 26931011 Document Number: 680141
Presentation of diagnostic capabilities of Mirizzi syndrome in a surgical hospital given its pathological anatomy. Were analyzed 70 case-records of patients with different types of Mirizzi syndrome who were sorted out to groups, relying on extended classification, comprising 6 types. The advantages and disadvantages of diagnostic methods used in Mirizzi syndrome were examined. The evaluation of output data of a number of diagnostic studies promotes concretization of diagnosis. When uninformative results of ultrasound is received the performance of additional diagnostic procedures is necessary. Differential diagnosis between inflammation and cancer of the extrahepatic biliary tract is a complex task. Choosing a less traumatic and dangerous reconstructive surgery depends on the results of preoperative diagnosis.