The Protective Role of Endoscopic Sphincterotomy and/or Cholecystectomy for Recurrence of Acute Biliary Pancreatitis

Dong-Won Ahn

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Ahn: The Protective Role of Endoscopic Sphincterotomy and/or Cholecystectomy for Recurrence of Acute Biliary Pancreatitis

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Korean J Gastroenterol 2015;65(5):265-267.

Published online: 4 October 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4166/kjg.2015.65.5.265

The Protective Role of Endoscopic Sphincterotomy and/or Cholecystectomy for Recurrence of Acute Biliary Pancreatitis

Dong-Won Ahn

Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence to: Dong-Won Ahn, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, 20 Boramae-ro 5-gil, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 156-707, Korea. Tel: +82-2-870-3205, Fax: +82-2-831-2826, E-mail: drdwahn@gmail.com

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Does Endoscopic Sphincterotomy and/or Cholecystectomy Reduce Recurrence Rate of Acute Biliary Pancreatitis?

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