title: Controversies, dilemmas, and dialogues. Sphincterotomy has been recommended as the sole therapy for a frail 87-yr-old woman with right upper quadrant pain and cholecystolithiasis. Do you agree?
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Siegel
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000150:complications; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D014670:Ampulla of Vater; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009803:Sphincter of Oddi / Q000601:surgery*