Therapeutic biliary endoscopy.

Abstract

Some steps of progress have been seen in the area of biliary therapeutic endoscopy, in the understanding and management of primary sclerosing cholangitis, problems relating to liver transplantation, malignant biliary strictures, and complications after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, as well as sphincter of Oddi dysfunction. These topics are reviewed here.

• Authors: E L Fogel, L McHenry, S Sherman, J L Watkins, G A Lehman
• Journal: Endoscopy (Endoscopy) Vol. 37 Issue 2 Pg. 139-45 (Feb 2005) ISSN: 0013-726X [Print] Germany
• PMID: 15692929 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Biliary Tract Diseases (diagnosis, etiology, surgery)
• Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde (adverse effects)
• Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic (adverse effects)
• Constriction, Pathologic
• Endoscopy, Digestive System
• Humans
• Liver Transplantation (adverse effects)
• Postoperative Complications (diagnosis, surgery)