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An Alternative Procedure for Endoscopic Sphincterotomy in Patients with Billroth II Gastrectomy
Author(s) -
HASHIBA Kiyoshi,
CAPPELLANES Carlos Alberto,
D'ASSUNCAO Marco Aurélio,
PAULA Aureo Ludovico
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
digestive endoscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.5
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1443-1661
pISSN - 0915-5635
DOI - 10.1111/j.1443-1661.1992.tb00242.x
Subject(s) - medicine , gastrectomy , billroth i , billroth ii , cannula , common bile duct , general surgery , surgery , bile duct , cancer
An EST was performed on 33 patients with choledocholithiasis and a previous Billroth II gastrectomy according to an alternative technique, using a cannula as a cutting guide. This seems to be an easy and safe technique which may be used in cases in which the deep cannulation of the common bile duct is possible .