title: Endoscopic management of gallstone pancreatitis.
abstract: The use of minimally invasive techniques of removing gallstones, and the gall-bladder, is an attractive option for patients who may be severely ill with pancreatitis. We describe here a patient with gallstone pancreatitis who was managed completely by endoscopic techniques consisting of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) followed by laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
authors.affiliation: St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Hugh
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Meagher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors