Open AccessIs ERCP really necessary in case of suspected spontaneous passage of bile duct stones?
Author(s) -
Yuji Sakai,
Toshio Tsuyuguchi,
Takeshi Ishihara,
Seigo Yukisawa,
Tadashi Ohara,
Masaru Tsuboi,
Yoshihiko Ooka,
Kazúo Kato,
Kiyotake Katsuura,
Michio Kimura,
Makoto Takahashi,
Kazuhisa Nemoto,
Masaru Miyazaki,
Osamu Yokosuka
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.15.3283
Subject(s) - endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , medicine , magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography , common bile duct , gallbladder stone , bile duct , gallbladder , abdominal pain , common bile duct stone , common hepatic duct , gastroenterology , radiology , bile duct diseases , pancreatitis
To investigate the usefulness of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) and the need for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in cases of suspected spontaneous passage of stones into the common bile duct.