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Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Research from C. Fabbri and co-authors provides new data about gastroenterology and hepatology

Published in Hospital and Nursing Home Week, July 16th, 2009

"Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is a minimally invasive diagnostic tool for common bile duct stones (CBDS) and may be used to select patients for therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC). The aim of this trial is to compare, in patients with non-high-risk for CDBS, the clinical and economic impact of EUS plus ERC performed in a single endoscopic session versus EUS plus ERC in two separate sessions," scientists writing in the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology report.

"During an 11-month period, all adult patients admitted to the emergency department with suspicion of CBDS were categorized into either high-risk or non-high-risk groups, on...

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