Open AccessSafety advantage of endocut mode over endoscopic sphincterotomy for choledocholithiasis
Author(s) -
Hirotada Akiho,
Yorinobu Sumida,
Kazuya Akahoshi,
Atsuhiko Murata,
Jiro Ouchi,
Yasuaki Motomura,
Taisuke Toyomasu,
Muneyoshi Kimura,
Masaru Kubokawa,
Masahiro Matsumoto,
Satoshi Endo,
Kazuhiko Nakamura
Publication year - 2006
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.v12.i13.2086
Subject(s) - hyperamylasemia , medicine , pancreatitis , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , surgery , gastroenterology , chemistry , amylase , biochemistry , enzyme
To evaluate whether an automatically controlled cut system (endocut mode) could reduce the complication rate of endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) and serum hyperamylasemia after EST compared to the conventional blended cut mode.