Endoscopic Sphincterotomy for bile duct stones technique aplications and results
- Author:
Pham Nhu Hiep
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Bile duct stone
- MeSH:
Gallstones;
Endoscopy
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2005;312(7):17-24
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
From March 1998 to December 2004, there were 92 patients (mean age: 46.9) treated bile duct stone by endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography and Oddi sphincter at Hue Central hospital had. Indication: the patients with bile duct stone were diagnosed by clinical and echographic examination; the patients who had a high risk with open surgery, or had recurrent biliary stone. The complete remove rate of bile duct stones was achieved by 81.5% of cases. This rate related to patient’s condition, the size, the location and the number of biliary stone. The method had a significant shorten hospitalization time and low cost
