title: Endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) in patients with Billroth II Gastrectomy.
abstract: Methods for endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) in patients with Billroth-II partial gastrectomy are described. The techniques have been successfully used in 13 out of 18 patients with common bile duct calculi (n = 12) and papillary carcinoma (n = 1). In all patients the calculi were EST. The patient was successfully treated with antibiotics. It is concluded that EST may be performed in most cases with a previous Billroth II operation using differentiated endoscopic techniques.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014670:Ampulla of Vater / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000601:surgery*; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged