The duodenal tube test is more specific than hepatobiliary scintigraphy for identifying bile excretion in the differenti...
...Published in Surgery Today
PurposeConfirmation of bile excretion into the gastrointestinal tract is important to exclude biliary atresia (BA). We compared the duodenal tube test (DTT) with hepatobiliary scintigraphy (HS) for their efficiency in detecting bile secretion.MethodsThe subjects of this retrospective study were 47 infants who underwent both DTT and HS to diagnose o...
