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Winslet, M. C., Imray, C. (Chris) and Neoptolemos, J. P. (1991) Biliary acute pancreatitis. Hepato-gastroenterology, Vol.38 (No.2). pp. 120-123. ISSN 0172-6390.
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Abstract
Severe biliary acute pancreatitis is frequently associated with persisting bile duct stones, which has important implications with regard to management. In mild cases, cholecystectomy with operative cholangiography during the same admission is the treatment of choice. In patients with a severe attack, however, management remains controversial. There is increasing evidence to suggest that early biliary decompression with endoscopic sphincterotomy is associated with a lower morbidity and mortality than a conservative regime. In certain situations endoscopic sphincterotomy may also obviate the need to explore the common bile duct, and in high-risk patients may allow surgery to be avoided altogether.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Biomedical Sciences > Translational & Experimental Medicine > Metabolic and Vascular Health (- until July 2016) Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Hepato-gastroenterology | ||||
Publisher: | Hepato-Gastroenterology | ||||
ISSN: | 0172-6390 | ||||
Official Date: | April 1991 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.38 | ||||
Number: | No.2 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 120-123 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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