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The role of ERCP in patients after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

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1994

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D Pencev, P. G. Brady, Haim Pinkas, J Boulay
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Abstract

Diagnostic and therapeutic ERCP can be done within 24 h of LC with safety and a high degree of success. Delay in removal of CBD stones may lead to complications. Cystic duct stump leaks are easily corrected with nasobiliary drainage, and some post-LC strictures may be amenable to therapy with biliary stents. Finally, malignancy must be excluded in patients with unexplained recurrent symptoms.