Endoscopic papillotomy and removal of gallstones.
Am J Gastroenterol, 1978/2;69(2):154-9.
PMID: 307344
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Abstract
Summarizing our results we come to the following conclusions: 1. In high risk but operable patients, EPT is a useful treatment in cases with choledocholithiasis and with papillary stenosis. 2. The risk of the procedure is lower than by surgical intervention. 3. Complications can occur in 7.3%, most of them within 24 hours. 4. The mortality rate was 1.7% and depends on the precise selection of the patients; on the knowledge of the post-papillotomy treatment and on the experience of the examiner. 5. This procedure, at the present time, should be limited to centers with well trained and experienced endoscopists.
MeSH terms
Ampulla of Vater; Cholangitis; Cholelithiasis; Cholestasis; Common Bile Duct; Endoscopy; Fiber Optic Technology; Gallstones; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage; Humans; Methods; Middle Aged; Pancreatitis; Postoperative Complications
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