Early ERCP in acute gallstone pancreatitis without cholangitis: A need for systematic biliary sphincterotomy!

Journal of the Pancreas

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 701-702

  Shrode, Charles W ^a   Kahaleh, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Biliary tract; Cholangiopancreatography, endoscopic retrograde; Gallstones; Pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; CHOLANGITIS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PANCREATITIS; SPHINCTEROTOMY;

ACUTE DISEASE; BILIARY TRACT SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLANGITIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GALLSTONES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PANCREATITIS; SPHINCTEROTOMY, ENDOSCOPIC;

EID: 70449515091     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15908577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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