Controversies in clinical pancreatology. Recurrent "idiopathic" acute pancreatitis: should a laparoscopic cholecystectomy be the first procedure of choice?
Steinberg
W M
WM
Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
Geenen
J E
JE
Bradley
E L
EL
Barkin
J S
JS
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D001646:Bile / Q000737:chemistry; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003137:Common Bile Duct Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008365:Manometry; D010179:Pancreas / Q000002:abnormalities*; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D012008:Recurrence; D009803:Sphincter of Oddi