Skip to main content
Log in

Does every patient with gallstone pacreatitis require ERCP?

  • Clinical Trials Report
  • Published:
Current Gastroenterology Reports Aims and scope Submit manuscript

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

References

  1. Folsch UR, Nitsche R, Ludtke R, et al.: Early ERCP and papillotomy compared with conservative treatment for acute biliary pancreatitis. N Engl J Med 1997, 336:237–242.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Knaus WA, Draper EA, Wagner DP, et al.: APACHE II: a severity of disease classification. Crit Care Med 1985, 13:818–829.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Baillie J: Treatment of acute biliary pancreatitis. N Engl J Med 1997, 336:286–287.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Lau ST, Simchuk EJ, Kozarek RA, et al.: A pancreatic ductal leak should be sought to direct treatment in patients with acute pancreatitis. Am J Surg 2001, 181:411–415.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Neoptolemos JP, London NJ, James D, et al.: Controlled trial of urgent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic sphincterotomy versus conservative treatment for acute pancreatitis due to gallstones. Lancet 1988, 2:979–983.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Fan ST, Lai EC, Mok FP, et al.: Early treatment of acute biliary pancreatitis by endoscopic papillotomy. N Engl J Med 1993, 328:228–232.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Authors

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Baillie, J. Does every patient with gallstone pacreatitis require ERCP?. Curr Gastroenterol Rep 10, 147–149 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11894-008-0035-6

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11894-008-0035-6

Keywords

Navigation