European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology
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Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol · Apr 2015
Clinical TrialDeterminants of long-term complications of endoscopic sphincterotomy are infections and high risk factors of bile duct and not sphincter of Oddi dysfunction.
With the popularity of endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST), long-term complications of EST are receiving increasingly more attention, but the mechanisms have not been sufficiently elucidated. ⋯ Weakened SO function is not a decisive factor for long-term complications of EST, which were mainly influenced by biliary tract infection and high risk factors of the biliary tract.