Endoscopic sphincterotomy and removal of common bile duct stones in Police General Hospital.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-40593
ABSTRACT
Endoscopic sphincterotomy was attempted in 75 CBD stone patients. The procedure was successful in 62 patients (82.7%), and all duct stones were removed successfully in 59 patients (95.2% of successful EST). Immediate complications occurred in 7 patients (9.3%), who required no operation. No patient died. This procedure is a major therapeutic advance in the treatment of choledocholithiasis.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Aged, 80 and over
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Aged
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Humans
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Sphincterotomy, Transduodenal
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Gallstones
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Retrospective Studies
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Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde
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Adult
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Middle Aged
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Aged80
Language:
English
Year:
1989
Type:
Article
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