Postcholecystectomy pain caused by sphincter of Oddi dysfunction remains a difficult condition to treat. Endoscopic sphincterotomy has been recommended for those patients with confirmed sphincter of Oddi motor abnormalities. We have studied sphincter of Oddi dysfunction patients to evaluate the effects of endoscopic sphincterotomy on both clinical symptoms and previously reported scintigraphic ...

Sphincterotomy of the ampulla of Vater--a common diagnostic and therapeutic procedure that is sometimes done during endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC)--allows reflux of intestinal content into the biliary tree. The resulting inflammation may contribute to malignant transformation of the biliary epithelium and therefore increase the risk of cholangiocarcinoma. We used data from populati...

more aggressive approach has therefore been recommended for perianal abscess with a 'lay open' procedure entailing a complete internal sphincterotomy.'1 Because this had not been our clinical impression, and as surgical treatment of perianal abscess is often left to the most junior member of the surgical team, an. 11-year review of the results of incision and drainage for perianal abscess in a ...

c 2016 The Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility J Neurogastroenterol Motil, Vol. 22 No. 3 July, 2016 www.jnmjournal.org TO THE EDITOR: I was interested to read the paper by Suarez AL and colleagues published in the Mar 2016 issue of Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility. They aimed to evaluate the reproducibility of sphincter of Oddi manometry. The authors used 214 subje...