2020
Role of Prophylactic Cholecystectomy After Endoscopic Sphincterotomy for Biliary Stone Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
McCarty TR, Farrelly J, Njei B, Jamidar P, Muniraj T. Role of Prophylactic Cholecystectomy After Endoscopic Sphincterotomy for Biliary Stone Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Annals Of Surgery 2020, 273: 667-675. PMID: 32590541, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000003977.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecurrent biliary painProphylactic cholecystectomyBile duct stonesMeta-AnalysisSystematic reviewBiliary painDuct stonesCommon bile duct stonesBiliary stone diseaseSubset of patientsCochrane Library databasesRisk of mortalityConfidence intervalsRate of pancreatitisPooled effect sizeSearch of PubMedPreferred Reporting ItemsRandom-effects modelWeb of ScienceBiliary complicationsEventual cholecystectomyComplication rateEndoscopic cholangiopancreatographyEndoscopic sphincterotomyBiliary sphincterotomy
2009
Biliary Disease in Pregnancy With an Emphasis on the Role of ERCP
Al-Hashem H, Muralidharan V, Cohen H, Jamidar PA. Biliary Disease in Pregnancy With an Emphasis on the Role of ERCP. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2009, 43: 58-62. PMID: 19020461, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0b013e31818acf80.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyCommon bile duct stonesBile duct stonesDuct stonesRole of ERCPTherapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyPremature delivery rateTrimester of pregnancyExcellent diagnostic modalityIncidence of gallstonesSpontaneous abortion rateStandard of careMagnetic resonance imagingBenefits of interventionsAbdominal ultrasonographyEndoscopic sphincterotomyNormal cholangiogramPregnant patientsSelect patientsSymptomatic patientsBiliary diseaseRetrograde cholangiopancreatographySecond trimesterSurgical interventionEndoscopic ultrasonography