Patient characteristics and results are given in Table 1. Endoscopic balloon dilatation was accomplished technically in all 23 patients. All patients with peptic (Fig. 2) and corrosive-induced (Fig.

One significant study investigated the use of endoscopic papillary large balloon dilation (EPLBD) as a method to reduce the recurrence of CBDS after ERCP. The results indicated that EPLBD not only ...

Pyloric stenosis was diagnosed when a patient with symptoms of GOO had endoscopic and radiological evidence of stenosis of the pyloroduodenal area. The etiology of GOO was determined on the basis ...