For salvage for biliary access in patients with benign biliary disease and difficult bile duct cannulation, the endoscopic ultrasound-guided rendezvous technique (EUS-RV) and precut sphincterotomy ...

The standard of care for the extraction of bile duct stones, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with sphincterotomy, is associated with a risk of short-term mortality. Endoscopic ...

Pancreatic exocrine function has always been difficult and time consuming to measure. It has also been unclear if changes in measurable components of pancreatic juice, such as bicarbonate, correlate ...

This session of the program addressed 2 important clinical topics: sphincter of Oddi dysfunction and restenosis of the biliary sphincter following sphincterotomy. Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction as an ...

A lateral internal sphincterotomy is an outpatient surgery during which the sphincter is cut or stretched to help anal fissures heal. Some practices may help support recovery. The sphincter is the ...