Gall bladder function after endoscopic sphincterotomy.

Gall bladder function after endoscopic sphincterotomy.

Endoscopic sphincterotomy with extraction of the stones is often the only treatment for stones in the bile duct in patients considered unfit for surgery. Most of these patients fare well even when they have stones in the gall bladder; cholecystectomy for biliary colic, acute cholecystitis, or jaundice was necessary in less than 15% followed up for up to seven years. 2 After the procedure patien...

Longterm effects of endoscopic sphincterotomy on gall bladder motility.

BACKGROUND Some of patients with an intact gall bladder develop acute cholecystitis or have gall bladder stone formation after endoscopic sphincterotomy. Endoscopic sphincterotomy may affect gall bladder motility. AIMS To prospectively evaluate longterm effect of endoscopic sphincterotomy on gall bladder motility. PATIENTS Thirty two patients with an intact gall bladder (15 with and 17 with...

Endoscopic sphincterotomy and gall stone removal.

CALCULI in the common bile duct are extremely common. Although such stones are overlooked at operation in only about 5 per cent of cases, the frequency of gall stone surgery means that there are many patients with retained stones.' Stones may rarely form within the biliary system after cholecystectomy. Removal of retained or reformed stones is important because of their morbid potential-cholang...

Effect of endoscopic sphincterotomy on gall bladder bile lithogenicity and motility.

BACKGROUND Endoscopic sphincterotomy has been shown to inhibit stone formation in the gall bladder of experimental animals. AIMS To investigate the alterations in bile composition and gall bladder motility after endoscopic sphincterotomy. PATIENTS A study was performed of gall bladder bile composition and gall bladder motility in patients with gallstone disease ((n = 20; age 40-60 years, me...

Sphincterotomy and the gall bladder--a slice of luck.