Endoscopic sphincteroplasty: a novel and safe alternative to papillotomy in the management of bile duct stones.
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Endoscopic sphincteroplasty: a novel and safe alternative to papillotomy in the management of bile duct stones.
Removal of bile duct stones during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) usually includes papillotomy. Papillotomy is associated with occasional complications and in addition, the longterm sequelae of papillotomy in young patients having laparoscopic cholecystectomy remain unclear. As an alternative to papillotomy, this study prospectively evaluated the efficacy and safety of en...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gut
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0017-5749
DOI: 10.1136/gut.35.1.127