Adding ursodeoxycholic acid to the endoscopic treatment and common bile duct stenting for large and multiple biliary stones: Will it improve the outcomes?

Adding ursodeoxycholic acid to the endoscopic treatment and common bile duct stenting for large and multiple biliary stones: Will it improve the outcomes?

Abstract Background The role of common bile duct (CBD) stenting in the establishment of bile stream in the elderly patients and the ones who are not good candidates for surgery due to not responding to treatments was well documented in previous studies. The current study aimed at investigating the e...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Hormati, Mohammad Reza Ghadir, Seyed Saeed Sarkeshikian, Faezeh Alemi, Majid Moghaddam, Sajjad Ahmadpour, Abolfazl Mohammadbeigi, Gholam Reza Sivandzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Cholelithiasis
Gallstones
Common bile duct
Ursodiol
Cholangiopancreatography
Endoscopic retrograde
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-020-01523-5

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