Early percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage compared with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and papillotomy treatment for severe gallstone associated acute pancreatitis
Author(s) -
Wenkui Yu,
Weiqin Li,
Zhiming Wang,
Xianghong Ye,
Ning Li,
Jieshou Li
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.568
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1469-0756
pISSN - 0032-5473
DOI - 10.1136/pgmj.2006.047746
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , pancreatitis , acute pancreatitis , percutaneous , gallbladder , surgery , incidence (geometry) , gastroenterology , physics , optics
Percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGD) was compared with endoscopic treatment (within 72 hours after the onset of symptoms) in patients with severe biliary pancreatitis to evaluate the curative effect of PTGD in preventing bile track complications in these patients.
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