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Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 9/2011

01-09-2011 | Letter to the Editor

Re: Morris-Stiff G, Falk G, Kraynak L, et al.: The Cholecystokinin Provocation HIDA Test: Recreation of Symptoms Is Superior to Ejection Fraction in Predicting Medium-Term Outcomes. J Gastrointest Surg 2010

Author: Lionel S. Zuckier

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Issue 9/2011

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While it is important from time to time to visit and even revisit the validity and utility of diagnostic examinations, the recent paper “The cholecystokinin Provocation HIDA Test: Recreation of Symptoms Is Superior to Ejection Fraction in Predicting Medium-Term Outcomes”1 reports extraordinary findings which are not easily reconciled with published literature and clinical experience. …
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Morris-Stiff G, Falk G, Kraynak L, et al.: The cholecystokinin Provocation HIDA Test: Recreation of Symptoms is Superior to Ejection Fraction in Predicting Medium-Term Outcomes. J Gastrointest Surg 2010
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Smythe A, Majeed AW, Fitzhenry M, et al: A requiem for the cholecystokinin provocation test? Gut 43:571–574, 1998PubMedCrossRef
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Ziessman HA, Tulchinsky M, Lavely WC, et al: Sincalide-stimulated cholescintigraphy: a multicenter investigation to determine optimal infusion methodology and gallbladder ejection fraction normal values. J Nucl Med 51:277–281, 2010PubMedCrossRef
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Tulchinsky M, Ciak BW, Delbeke D, et al: SNM Practice Guideline for Hepatobiliary Scintigraphy 4.0. J Nucl Med Technol 38:210–218, 2010PubMedCrossRef
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Title
Re: Morris-Stiff G, Falk G, Kraynak L, et al.: The Cholecystokinin Provocation HIDA Test: Recreation of Symptoms Is Superior to Ejection Fraction in Predicting Medium-Term Outcomes. J Gastrointest Surg 2010
Author
Lionel S. Zuckier
Publication date
01-09-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Issue 9/2011
Print ISSN: 1091-255X
Electronic ISSN: 1873-4626
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-011-1598-3

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