A remote surveillance system after colorectal cancer surgery is a safe and cost-effective alternative to traditional clinic-based follow up and has high patient satisfaction.
Abdominal ultrasonography may detect a colonic mass or wall thickening consistent with a colonic carcinoma with a high degree of accuracy and may be useful when barium enema or colonoscopy is not possible.
Percutaneous transcholecystic cholangiography can be performed readily without special equipment. It provides valuable anatomical information in 85% of cases before commencing dissection of the cystic duct.
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