Open AccessRole of ERCP in the era of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for the evaluation of choledocholithiasis in sickle cell anemia
Author(s) -
Hussain Issa,
Ahmed H. Al-Salem
Publication year - 2011
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.v17.i14.1844
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , common bile duct , cholecystectomy , endoscopic ultrasound , jaundice , endoscopy , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , bile duct , surgery , sickle cell anemia , biliary sludge , gastroenterology , cholangiography , gallstones , pancreatitis , disease
To evaluate the role of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for choledocholithiasis in patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in the era of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC).