Open AccessPancreato-biliary endoscopic ultrasound in opium addicts presenting with abdominal pain
Author(s) -
Shyam Sundar Sharma,
Seva Ram,
Sudhir Maharshi,
Vijay Shankar,
Prashant Katiyar,
Ashok Jhajharia,
Vimal Sardava,
Hemendra Bhardwaj
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
endoscopic ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.883
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2303-9027
pISSN - 2226-7190
DOI - 10.4103/2303-9027.121247
Subject(s) - medicine , opium , abdominal pain , common bile duct , cholecystectomy , major duodenal papilla , bile duct , asymptomatic , ampulla of vater , endoscopic ultrasound , surgery , carcinoma , political science , law
Asymptomatic dilatation of bile duct and symptomatic sphincter of Oddi dysfunction have been reported in opium addicts. Except one case report, there is no report in the literature on endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) study of pancreato-biliary system in opium addicts. The aim of the present study was to report the EUS features of pancreato-biliary system in opium addicts presenting with abdominal pain.