Routine on-table cholangiography during cholecystectomy: a systematic review
Abstract INTRODUCTION: The aim of this review was to systemically analyse trials evaluating the efficacy of routine on-table cholangiography (R-OTC) versus no on-table cholangiography (N-OTC) in patients undergoing cholecystectomy. METHODS: Randomised trials evaluating R-OTC versus N-OTC in patients undergoing cholecystectomy were selected and analysed. RESULTS: Four trials (1 randomised controlled trial on open cholecystectomy and 3 on laparoscopic cholecystectomy) encompassing 860 patients undergoing cholecystectomy with and without R-OTC were retrieved. There were 427 patients in the R-OTC group and 433
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