title: Extracorporeal abdominal massage may help prevent recurrent bile duct stones after endoscopic sphincterotomy.
abstract: Endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) is effective, but recurrent bile duct stones are a common late complication. Because there are still no effective therapies for preventing this complication, some patients have experienced bile duct stone recurrence many times. We describe herein a method of abdominal massage to treat patients with prior cholecystectomy who have experienced recurrence of bile duct stones.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Saint Martin's Hospital, Sakaide city, Kagawa ken, Japan.
authors.forename: Naohito
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Saint Martin's Hospital, Sakaide city, Kagawa ken, Japan.
authors.forename: Sae
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Saint Martin's Hospital, Sakaide city, Kagawa ken, Japan.
authors.forename: Miwa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tatsuta
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Saint Martin's Hospital, Sakaide city, Kagawa ken, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakatsu