Extracorporeal abdominal massage may help prevent recurrent bile duct stones after endoscopic sphincterotomy
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) is effective, but recurrent bile duct stones are a common late complication. Because there are still no effective therapies for preventing this complication, some patients have experienced bile duct stone recurrence many times. We describe herein a method of abdominal massage to treat patients with prior cholecystectomy who have experienced recurrence of bile duct stones.
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دوره 4 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2016