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  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. surgery
  3. endoscopy
  4. digestive tract endoscopy
  5. gastrointestinal endoscopy
  6. endoscopic sphincterotomy
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. surgery
  3. endoscopy
  4. digestive tract endoscopy
  5. gastrointestinal endoscopy
  6. endoscopic sphincterotomy
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. surgery
  3. endoscopy
  4. digestive tract endoscopy
  5. gastrointestinal endoscopy
  6. endoscopic sphincterotomy
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. diagnostic techniques
  3. endoscopy
  4. digestive tract endoscopy
  5. gastrointestinal endoscopy
  6. endoscopic sphincterotomy
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. diagnostic techniques
  3. endoscopy
  4. digestive tract endoscopy
  5. gastrointestinal endoscopy
  6. endoscopic sphincterotomy
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. diagnostic techniques
  3. endoscopy
  4. digestive tract endoscopy
  5. gastrointestinal endoscopy
  6. endoscopic sphincterotomy

Preferred term

endoscopic sphincterotomy

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Incision of Oddi's sphincter or Vater's ampulla performed by inserting a sphincterotome through an endoscope (duodenoscope) often following retrograde cholangiography (cholangiopancreatography, endoscopic retrograde). Endoscopic treatment by sphincterotomy is the preferred method of treatment for patients with retained or recurrent bile duct stones post-cholecystectomy, and for poor-surgical-risk patients that have the gallbladder still present.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Synonyms

  • endoscopic papillotomy

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/185496

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