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Endoscopic Ultrasonography Can Prevent Unnecessary Diagnostic Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Even in Patients with High Likelihood of Choledocholithiasis and Inconclusive Ultrasonography: Results of a Prospective Study

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the initial therapy recommended for patients with high likelihood of choledocholithiasis. To determine whether endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) can prevent diagnostic ERCPs in patients with high probability of choledocholithia...

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Autores principales: Patel, Ruchir, Ingle, Meghraj, Choksi, Dhaval, Poddar, Prateik, Pandey, Vikas, Sawant, Prabha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5719909/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28793395
http://dx.doi.org/10.5946/ce.2017.010