Transabdominal Ultrasonography in Symptomatic Choledocholithiasis - Usefulness in Settings with Limited Resources.

Objective: Ultrasonography remains the initial imaging modality in the management of biliary disease. This study is designed to evaluate the accuracy of transabdominal ultrasonography in diagnosing biliary pathology in patients with choledocholithiasis.

Methods: This was a retrospective study of a continuous sample of patients over a period of 3 years ending in January 2016; these patients were referred for endoscopic management of choledocholithiasis to a tertiary care hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Epidemiology and disease characteristics of symptomatic choledocholithiasis in Sri Lanka.

Backgrounds/aims: Published data on choledocholithiasis in Sri Lanka is scarce. This study was conducted to determine epidemiological, clinical and endoscopic characteristics of choledocholithiasis in Sri Lanka.

Methods: This was a retrospective study of consecutive patients for a period of three years until April 2016.