Sphincterotomy

Data on sphincterotomy described by S. Misra et al

Published in Pain and Central Nervous System Week, January 28th, 2008

"Sphincter of Oddi (SO) dysfunction has not been reported as a cause of recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) in children. We present a 5-year follow-up of a group of children with RAP and manometry proven SO dysfunction," researchers in the United States report.

"Retrospective chart review of children who underwent SO manometry and endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES) for recurrent abdominal pain. Long-term follow-up was obtained by telephone survey. Eleven of the 12 children had abdominal pain; one had reproducible postprandial discomfort. Five children localized the pain to the upper abdomen. The same number of children had associated nausea or vomiting. On hepatobiliary...

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Source: Pain and Central Nervous System Week (2008-01-28)

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