Open AccessGallstone Pancreatitis Without Cholecystectomy
Author(s) -
Stephanie S. Hwang,
Bonnie H. Li,
Philip I. Haigh
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.3033
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , pancreatitis , cholecystectomy , acute pancreatitis , retrospective cohort study , charlson comorbidity index , hazard ratio , medical record , cohort , general surgery , surgery , confidence interval
Current guidelines recommend that patients with an initial episode of gallstone pancreatitis receive cholecystectomy. However, for various reasons, many patients do not.
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