A meta-analysis for the effect of prophylactic GTN on the incidence of post-ERCP pancreatitis and on the successful rate of cannulation of bile ducts

A meta-analysis for the effect of prophylactic GTN on the incidence of post-ERCP pancreatitis and on the successful rate of cannulation of bile ducts

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) has been shown to be able to relax the sphincter of Oddi (SO) both in animals and humans. Theoretically, the use of these compounds during and after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatgraphy (ERCP) could...

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Main Authors: Wang Chun-hui, Fan Tao, Chen Bin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/10/85

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