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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Main Authors: Naohito Uchida, Sae Hamaya, Miwa Tatsuta, Toshiaki Nakatsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2016-08-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-109774