Shikare, SSupe, ATilwe, G HShah, H KMathur, S KSamsi, A B1992-01-012009-05-291992-01-012009-05-291992-01-01Shikare S, Supe A, Tilwe GH, Shah HK, Mathur SK, Samsi AB. Cholescintigraphic detection of biliary leaks. Indian Journal of Gastroenterology. 1992 Jan; 11(1): 19-20http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/64808We report four cases in whom post-traumatic or post-surgical biliary leak was detected using dynamic 99mtechnetium-iminodiacetic acid (IDA) cholescintigraphy. This technique is a non-invasive, safe, simple and sensitive method of documenting the presence, location and extent of biliary leaks. Further, it can be repeated and hence, is useful in evaluating the response to treatment. Surgery is indicated when a moderate extravasation of labeled bile suggests that the leak is the chief pathway of bile drainage, with relatively little bile entering the intestine.engAdultBile Ducts --injuriesBiliary Tract Diseases --radionuclide imagingCholecystectomy --adverse effectsHumansImino Acids --diagnostic useIntraoperative ComplicationsMaleMiddle AgedOrganotechnetium Compounds --diagnostic usePostoperative Complications --radionuclide imagingCase Reports