Endoscopic management of gallstone pancreatitis.
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.
Chen
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St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia.
Hill
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Hugh
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Li
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Meagher
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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