Endoscopic management of gallstone pancreatitis

Aust N Z J Surg. 1991 Feb;61(2):161-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1991.tb00197.x.

Abstract

The use of minimally invasive techniques of removing gallstones, and the gall-bladder, is an attractive option for patients who may be severely ill with pancreatitis. We describe here a patient with gallstone pancreatitis who was managed completely by endoscopic techniques consisting of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) followed by laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde*
  • Cholecystectomy / methods*
  • Cholelithiasis / complications
  • Cholelithiasis / diagnostic imaging
  • Cholelithiasis / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Laparoscopy*
  • Male
  • Pancreatitis / diagnostic imaging
  • Pancreatitis / etiology
  • Pancreatitis / therapy*
  • Time Factors