Increased gallbladder trypsin in acute cholecystitis indicates functional disorder in the sphincter of oddi and could make EPT a logical procedure.
Department of General & Digestive Surgery, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. Jim.Touli@flinders.edu.au
James
J
Toouli
D001646:Bile / Q000737:chemistry*; D041881:Cholecystitis, Acute / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005704:Gallbladder; D006801:Humans; D009803:Sphincter of Oddi / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016717:Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic; D014357:Trypsin / Q000032:analysis*
D014357:Trypsin