title: Transduodenal sphincteroplasty in the treatment of choledocholithiasis in pregnancy.
abstract: Transduodenal sphincteroplasty is a safe, effective, reliable procedure in the treatment of choledocholithiasis. The fact that it can be practiced without radiographic surveillance makes it uniquely applicable during pregnancy. There are no reports applying this mode of treatment to the pregnant woman with choledocholithiasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ponce University Hospital, Ponce School of Medicine, Puerto Rico 00731, USA.
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Carlo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ramírez Schon
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rivera Pedrogo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Avilés
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004106:Dilatation; D004385:Duodenostomy; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D009803:Sphincter of Oddi; D013537:Sutures