Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patients.

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patients. Minerva Chir. 2018 Oct 18;: Authors: Moreels TG Abstract Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery remains a popular surgical intervention worldwide to treat morbid obesity. It is effective and relatively safe. However, one of the results related to bariatric surgery-induced rapid weight loss is the development of biliary stones. Endoscopic removal of common bile duct stones is challenging in patients with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass reconstruction. The current review highlights the different endoscopic approaches of the biliopancreatic system to perform endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in patients with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. A treatment algorithm is provided based on clinical indications. PMID: 30334397 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Minerva Chirurgica - Category: Surgery Tags: Minerva Chir Source Type: research