Extracorporeal abdominal massage may help prevent recurrent bile duct stones after endoscopic sphincterotomy

Background and study aims: 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 h...

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Autores principales: Uchida, Naohito, Hamaya, Sae, Tatsuta, Miwa, Nakatsu, Toshiaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: © Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2016
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4988836/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27540575
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-109774
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Sumario:Background and study aims: 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.

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