We performed 1, 345 cases of ERCP since 1976 and also performed 71 cases of EST from Dec 1981 to Aug. 1983. Twenty-one cases among the 71 cases of EST were diagnosad as retained recurrent stones after biliary stone surgery. So, EST was done, following...
We performed 1, 345 cases of ERCP since 1976 and also performed 71 cases of EST from Dec 1981 to Aug. 1983. Twenty-one cases among the 71 cases of EST were diagnosad as retained recurrent stones after biliary stone surgery. So, EST was done, following results were obtained: 1)21 cases among the performed 71 cases of EST had biliary surgery history. 15 cases were diagnosed by ERCP, 6 cases were diagnosed by T-tube cholangiogram and EST was done in 19 cases. 19 cases of 21 cases were performed EST and successed. But only symptom was improved in 4 cases. 2 cases were surgically treated due to periampullary fibrosis. 2) Complications of EST were noted in 2 cases: 1 case of acute pancreatitis and 1 case of cholangitis. These caes were improved by medical treatment.