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2491213

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-10-3
pubmed:abstractText
Two elderly patients who had endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) for their common duct stones developed acute cholangitis and, one of them also developed acute pancreatitis after the procedure. Despite the presence of an adequate sphincterotomy which allows subsequent spontaneous stone elimination, transient ductal obstruction during stone migration through the sectioned papilla is probably accountable for their complications. From the present reported experience, it is clear that expectant treatment of common duct stone after EST can be associated with definite hazards. Immediate biliary decompression with either active instrumental extraction or, when not feasible, insertion of nasobiliary catheter, should be performed to prevent these complications in selected patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0815-9319
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
483-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Acute cholangitis after endoscopic sphincterotomy: complications of expectant treatment.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports