Outcome of long-term biliary stenting for stones in the 2010s: beware the cholecystectomised!
Jamal Ahmed,
Priyanka Prakash,
Gney Mehta
et al.
Abstract:ObjectiveEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the mainstay of management for most patients with common bile duct stones (CBDS). Duct clearance at initial ERCP may not be achieved in a third of patients, many of whom may be elderly with multiple comorbidities rendering them at potentially high risk for further procedures. We aimed to quantify the rate of biliary sequelae and mortality among a large cohort undergoing a single ERCP with sphincterotomy and stent insertion without having undergo… Show more
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