Intravenous cholangiographies

Contrast agents can cause transitory enlargement of the pancreas (SEDA-11, 411). Oral and intravenous cholangiography have very rarely been reported to precipitate acute pancreatitis (158). 

Crosby DJ, Storm AH. Malarial relapse induced by intravenous cholangiography. Report of two cases. Arch Intern... 

Nahum H, Desbleds MT, Marsault C. Les accidents de la cholangiographie intraveineuse resultats de I enquete de la Societe Franfaise de Radiologie. [Complications of intravenous cholangiography. Results of an inquiry launched by the French Radiological Society.] J Radiol Electrol Med Nucl 1975 56(8-9) 595-7. 

In intravenous cholangiography the frequency of toxic symptoms was 12.6% for single-dose medication and 8.16% for drip infusion (452). In intravenous urography the incidence of reactions was 5.38% for single bo-... 

Wangermez (15 ) noted that when corticosteroids were given prior to intravenous cholangiography, the biliary excretion of the contrast medium was decreased and the urinary excretion was increased, so that there was impaired visualization of the biliary tract. Similar impaired biliary excretion of ioglycamate has been observed in diabetic patients during treatment with sulphonyl-ureas, in this case associated with an increased incidence of side effects (16 ). Impaired biliary excretion of the cholangiographic media in these circumstances may be due to competition for protein-binding or to competition at the hepatic excretory level. 

Abbreviations CT, computer tomography ERCP, endoscopic-retrograde-cholangiography IVP, intravenous-pyelography. 

Three-dimensional CT cholangiography using MinIP is a relatively new technique in which routine iodinated intravenous contrast agent is given to enhance the hepatic parenchyma (Rao et al. 2005). 

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