Is combination biliary sphincterotomy and balloon dilation a better option than either alone in endoscopic removal of large bile-duct stones?

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 727-729

  Lee, Jeffrey H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BALLOON DILATATION; BILE DUCT STONE; BILE REFLUX; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CHOLECYSTITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DUODENUM PERFORATION; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HUMAN; LITHOTRIPSY; PANCREATITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHINCTEROTOMY; STONE FORMATION;

BALLOON DILATATION; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPHINCTEROTOMY, ENDOSCOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34748898481     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2007.03.1060     Document Type: Editorial

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