Sakai Y, Tsuyuguchi T, Sugiyama H, Hayashi M, Senoo JI, Kusakabe Y, Yasui S, Mikata R, Yokosuka O. Comparison of endoscopic papillary balloon dilatation and endoscopic sphincterotomy for bile duct stones.
World J Gastrointest Endosc 2016;
8:395-401. [PMID:
27247706 PMCID:
PMC4877531 DOI:
10.4253/wjge.v8.i10.395]
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Abstract
Endoscopic treatment for bile duct stones is low-invasive and currently considered as the first choice of the treatment. For the treatment of bile duct stones, papillary treatment is necessary, and the treatments used at the time are broadly classified into two types; endoscopic papillary balloon dilatation where bile duct closing part is dilated with a balloon and endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) where bile duct closing part is incised. Both procedures have advantages and disadvantages. Golden standard is EST, however, there are patients with difficulty for EST, thus we must select the procedure based on understanding of the characteristics of the procedure, and patient backgrounds.
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