Efficacy of the Endoscopic Ultrasound-first Approach in Patients with Suspected Common Bile Duct Stone to Avoid Unnecessary Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

OBJECTIVE: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is a safe and accurate examination for evaluating the presence of common bile duct stones (CBDSs). The EUS-first approach, where EUS is performed before endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for patients suspected of having CBDSs, may help reduc...

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Autores principales: Maruta, Akinori, Iwashita, Takuji, Uemura, Shinya, Yoshida, Kensaku, Yasuda, Ichiro, Shimizu, Masahito
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 2019
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6630128/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30799342
http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.2047-18

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6630128/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30799342
http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.2047-18

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