title: Endoscopic sphincterotomy: is it the definitive "surgery" for nonsurgical patients?
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van Dam
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D016717:Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic