Endoscopic sphincterotomy combined with large balloon dilation can reduce the procedure time and fluoroscopy time for removal of large bile duct stones

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 560-565

  Itoi, Takao ^a   Itokawa, Fumihide ^a   Sofuni, Atsushi ^a   Kurihara, Toshio ^a   Tsuchiya, Takayoshi ^a   Ishii, Kentaro ^a   Tsuji, Shujiro ^a   Ikeuchi, Nobuhito ^a   Moriyasu, Fuminori ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; BILE DUCT STONE; BLEEDING; CHOLANGITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; LITHOTRIPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PANCREATITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BALLOON DILATATION; BILE DUCT DISEASES; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; CHOLELITHIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPHINCTEROTOMY, ENDOSCOPIC;

EID: 62049084522     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2008.67     Document Type: Article

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