The role of endoscopic therapy in chronic pancreatitis-induced common bile duct strictures.
During endoscopic retrograde cholangiography, common bile duct strictures are encountered in up to 30% of patients with chronic pancreatitis. The indications for treatment of these strictures are discussed. A surgical biliodigestive anastomosis has always been the traditional treatment modality. Not all patients need treatment, however, and endoscopic biliary drainage is the treatment of choice for certain subgroups of patients.
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Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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D002779:Cholestasis / Q000628:therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000473:pathology*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000150:complications*; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome