2006
Pharmacologic prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis: is nitroglycerin a sangreal?
Muralidharan V, Jamidar P. Pharmacologic prevention of post-ERCP pancreatitis: is nitroglycerin a sangreal? Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2006, 64: 358-360. PMID: 16923482, DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2005.12.027.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2004
Endoscopic balloon dilation compared with sphincterotomy for extraction of bile duct stones
DiSario JA, Freeman ML, Bjorkman DJ, MacMathuna P, Petersen BT, Jaffe PE, Morales TG, Hixson LJ, Sherman S, Lehman GA, Jamal MM, Al-Kawas FH, Khandelwal M, Moore JP, Derfus GA, Jamidar PA, Ramirez FC, Ryan ME, Woods KL, Carr-Locke DL, Alder SC. Endoscopic balloon dilation compared with sphincterotomy for extraction of bile duct stones. Gastroenterology 2004, 127: 1291-1299. PMID: 15520997, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2004.07.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBile DuctsCatheterizationCholecystectomyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGallstonesHumansMaleMiddle AgedTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsEndoscopic balloon dilationSphincter of OddiBile duct stonesBalloon dilationStone extractionDuct stonesShort-term morbidity rateFirst interim analysisShort-term outcomesEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyBiliary stone extractionSphincterotomy patientsLonger hospitalOverall morbiditySevere morbidityMorbidity rateMulticenter studyRetrograde cholangiopancreatographyDuct fistulaSphincterotomyInterim analysisInvasive proceduresPatientsRoutine practiceNormal activity