title: [The place of endoscopic sphincterotomy in the treatment of acute biliary pancreatitis: report of 78 cases].
abstract: In this retrospective study, 78 patients with acute biliary pancreatitis underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (31 men, 47 women; median age 61 years). It was a severe pancreatitis in 70% cases. The median time from admission to endoscopic sphincterotomy was 4 days. Endoscopic sphincterotomy was performed in 73 patients (93.3%). Bile duct clearance was achieved in 69 patients (88.37%). Overall, the complication rate was 7%. All the patients recovered after endoscopic sphincterotomy. Surgery was necessary in 40% cases.
authors.affiliation: Service de gastro-entérologie de l'hôpital Habib Thameur, Montfleury Tunis, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Abdeljabbar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghorbel
authors.forename: Jamel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kharrat
authors.forename: Asma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ouakaa
authors.forename: Najet
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bel Hadj
authors.forename: Dalila
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gargouri
authors.forename: Asma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kochlef
authors.forename: Malika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romani
authors.forename: Afef
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kilani
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016717:Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic; D016896:Treatment Outcome