Outcomes of endoscopic sphincterotomy vs open choledochotomy for common bile duct stones.

CONCLUSION: EST is superior to OCT with regard to time to biliary obstruction relief, anesthetic duration, procedure time, and hospital stay and is not associated with an increased recurrence rate or mortality compared with OCT in the management of CBDS.
PMID: 30700944 [PubMed - in process]

Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG - January 28, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Zhou XD, Chen QF, Zhang YY, Yu MJ, Zhong C, Liu ZJ, Li GH, Zhou XJ, Hong JB, Chen YX Tags: World J Gastroenterol Source Type: research