Endoscopic sphincterotomy alone in the management of low-grade biliary leaks due to cholecystectomy

Digestive Endoscopy

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 158-161

  Aksoz, Kadir ^a,b   Unsal, Belkis ^b   Yoruk, Gazi ^b   Buyrac, Zafer ^b   Haciyanli, Mehmet ^c   Akpinar, Zehra ^b   Alper, Emrah ^b  

^a Gastroenterology ^*  (Turkey)

^b ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c 2nd Surgery Clinics   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cystic duct stump; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; Endoscopic sphincterotomy; Low grade leak; Postoperative biliary leak

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILE LEAKAGE; BLEEDING; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PANCREATITIS; STENT;

ADULT; AGED; BILE; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CYSTIC DUCT; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SPHINCTEROTOMY, ENDOSCOPIC; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67949103650     PISSN: 09155635     EISSN: 14431661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1443-1661.2009.00878.x     Document Type: Article

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