An analysis of 746 cases of cholangiopancreatic diseases treated with endoscopy / 中国普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the value of endoscopic papillosphincterotomy (EST) in the management of common bile duct stone and constrictive papillitis. MethodsFrom July 1987 to May 2001 746 cases treated with EST were analyzed retrospectively. ResultsThe rates of success in constrictive papillitis and functional disturbance of Oddi′s sphincter were 94.8% and 94.1% respectively. Forty patients (88.9%) with chronic obstructive pancreatitis caused by constrictive papillitis were alleviated and common bile duct stone were removed in 538(94.1%) out of 572 patients after EST. The incidence of complications (severe pancreatitis and hemorrhage) after EST was 2.2% and the mortality was nil. ConclusionEndoscopy is effective and minimally invasive treatment for common bile duct stone and constrictive papillitis.