A clinical and radiological trial of meglumine loglycamate, a new intravenous cholangiographic contrast medium.

The efficacy of meglumine ioglycamate was assessed in 100 unselected patients who underwent cholangiography for various reasons. Good to excellent opacification was achieved in 69% of all patients. A total of 17% of all patients showed side-effects, the majority of which were transient and of a minor nature. Blood pressure and liver function were apparently not affected, but SGOT levels increased transiently within 24 hours in 21% of patients. Renal excretion of the contrast medium occurred in 48% of patients, but in only 2 did it interfere with visualisation of the duct.