Open AccessPresence and density of common bile duct microlithiasis in acute biliary pancreatitis
Author(s) -
Maciej Kohut
Publication year - 2002
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.v8.i3.558
Subject(s) - medicine , gastroenterology , common bile duct , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , pancreatitis , cholecystectomy , biliary disease , gallbladder , acute pancreatitis , prospective cohort study
Common bile duct microlithiasis (CBDM) is found in majority of patients with acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP) and no CBD stones in fluoroscopy during urgent ERCP. It is unclear, however, weather CBDM is a cause or the result of the disease. This prospective study was done to investigate the presence and density of CBDM in patients with ABP, when endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) was done in different periods from the onset of the disease.