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Delaying Gallbladder Removal After Bile Duct Stones May Be Riskier

PHOENIX -- Delaying gallbladder removal after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for bile duct stones was ...
Healio

Rectal NSAIDs safe before ERCP in patients with early-stage chronic kidney disease

Administering rectal NSAIDs before or during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography did not increase patients’ risk ...
Medscape

Cholecystectomy Safe During Late Pregnancy in Biliary AP

In pregnant women with mild biliary AP, cholecystectomy performed during the second or third trimester is safe and effective, ...
Medscape

Which Technique Is Best for Gallstones With Biliary Duct Calculi?

Overall mortality was low (n = 7), and the frequency of various complications varied by the type of procedure used to clear stones from the biliary tract. With respect to avoiding postoperative ...
Baylor College of Medicine

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

ERCP is used primarily to diagnose and treat conditions of the bile ducts and pancreas. ERCP combines the use of x-rays and an endoscope, which is a long, flexible, lighted tube. Through the endoscope ...
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Nicholas S. Hannon, MD

Nicholas Hannon, MD is an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Dr. Hannon received his medical degree from University College Cork. He completed his internal medicine ...
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Trevor J. Laborda, MD

Dr. Trevor J. Laborda received his medical degree from the State University of New York Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. He completed his General Pediatrics residency at the ...