Large Size Balloon Dilation of the Ampulla After Biliary Sphincterotomy Can Facilitate Endoscopic Extraction of Difficult Bile Duct Stones

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 782-786

  Draganov, Peter V ^a   Evans, William ^a   Fazel, Ali ^a   Forsmark, Chris E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Balloon dilation; Bile duct stones; Biliary sphincterotomy; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; ERCP; Large size balloon

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SPHINCTEROTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VATER PAPILLA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMPULLA OF VATER; BALLOON DILATION; CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY, ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE; CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPHINCTEROTOMY, ENDOSCOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952819726     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: 15392031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e31818f50a2     Document Type: Article

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