Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on the treatment of acute cholangitis caused by choledocholithiasis: A single‐center retrospective study in Japan
Jun‐ichi Hanatani,
Koh Kitagawa,
Fumimasa Tomooka
et al.
Abstract:ObjectivesThis study aimed to determine the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic on the treatment of acute cholangitis caused by choledocholithiasis.MethodsThe Japanese government declared a state of emergency in April 2020 due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 309 patients who underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for acute cholangitis caused by choledocholithiasis between April 2017 and December 2022.ResultsPatients we… Show more
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