Randomised controlled trial to establish the clinical and cost-effectiveness of expectant management versus preoperative imaging with magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography in patients with symptomatic gallbladder disease undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy at low or moderate risk of common bile duct stones (The Sunflower Study): a study protocol
Introduction Surgery to remove the gallbladder (laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC)) is the standard treatment for symptomatic gallbladder disease. One potential complication of gallbladder disease is that gallstones can pass into the common bile duct (CBD) where they may remain dormant, pass spontane...
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| Main Authors: | Chris Rogers, Lucy Culliford, Natalie S Blencowe, Jane Blazeby, William Hollingworth, Kerry Avery, Marcus Jepson, Joanna Thorn, Raneem Albazaz, Barnaby Reeves, Madeleine Clout, Ravi Vohra, Samir Pathak, Ian Beckingham, Ashley Guthrie, Ewen A Griffiths, Giles Toogood, Michelle Lazaroo, Neil Jennings, Jane Collingwood, Elizabeth Booth |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2021-06-01
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| Series: | BMJ Open |
| Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/6/e044281.full |
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