Addiction and the Risk of Common Bile Duct Stones: A 4-Year Retrospective Population-Based Study in Mashhad, Iran

Background: As a common digestive disorder, choledocholithiasis can have serious consequences, including death. Given that opioids have been shown to contribute to the spasm of Oddi’s sphincter, which results in biliary stasis in the common bile duct (CBD), it is likely that opioids can also raise t...

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Main Authors: Ali Beheshti Namdar, Mina AkbariRad, Mohammadreza Farzaneh Far, Mitra Ahadi, Seyed Mousalreza Hosseini, Abdollah Firoozi, Omid Shoraka, Mehdi Ataee Karizmeh, AmirAli Moodi Ghalibaf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2023-04-01
Series:Addiction and Health
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Online Access:https://ahj.kmu.ac.ir/article_92218_1ee795003f2afb4f34146b16d9384854.pdf