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Endoscopic Sphincterotomy Summary

Description: 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.

Also Known As: Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic; Papillotomy, Endoscopic; Endoscopic Papillotomies; Endoscopic Sphincterotomies; Papillotomies, Endoscopic Show All >>

Networked: 1251 relevant articles (103 outcomes, 79 trials/studies) for this Therapy

Key Diseases for which Endoscopic Sphincterotomy is Relevant

  1. Choledocholithiasis : 22 outcomes 14 studies in 247 results
  2. Pancreatitis : 19 outcomes 31 studies in 303 results
  3. Pathologic Constriction (Stenosis) : 13 outcomes 3 studies in 110 results
  4. Gallstones (Gallstone) : 11 outcomes 10 studies in 169 results
  5. Cholangitis : 8 outcomes 10 studies in 106 results
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Drugs Related to Endoscopic Sphincterotomy

  1. Anti-Bacterial Agents (Antibiotics)
  2. Cholesterol
  3. Botulinum Toxins (Botulinum Toxin)
  4. Papillitis
  5. Plastics
  6. Amylases
  7. Epinephrine (Adrenaline)
  8. Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic Acid)
  9. Ursodeoxycholic Acid (Urso)
  10. Somatostatin (Somatotropin Release-Inhibiting Factor)
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Therapies Related to Endoscopic Sphincterotomy

  1. Cholecystectomy
  2. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
  3. Lithotripsy (Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy)
  4. Stents
  5. Length of Stay
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