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Endoscopic sphincterotomy in hepatic hydatid disease open to the biliary tree

1990; Oxford University Press; Volume: 77; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/bjs.1800770940

1365-2168

Musa Akoğlu, Fatih Hilmioğlu, Angelito Balay, B Sahin, Brian R Davidson, Maria Luisa Vignote, G Míño, M. de la Mata, Juan Francisco de Dios, Fernando Gómez,

Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas

it reduces the high incidence of infectious complications of ES under these circumstances2.Seven of our ten patients underwent cholecystectomy.The mean follow-up was 32 months (6-84 months) and no complications were observed during this time.Lastly, we agree with Dr Akoglu et al. on the role of nasobiliary drainage in the patient with acute cholangitis, if adequate drainage can not be obtained with ES or if he is critically ill3.However, our two patients had a stable clinical status, and the biliary tract had been properly cleared of hydatid elements in both of them with ES.