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Affiliation
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland.
Authors
Aliperti G, Brawman-Mintzer O, Cotton PB, Drossman D, Durkalski V, Elta G, Fogel E, Freeman M, Hawes R, Jamidar P, Kozarek R, Mauldin P, Orrell K, Pauls Q, Robuck P, Romagnuolo J, Serrano J, Tarnasky P, Thornhill A, Wilcox M, Wood-Williams A
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Citation
Cotton PB, Durkalski V, Romagnuolo J, Pauls Q, Fogel E, Tarnasky P, Aliperti G, Freeman M, Kozarek R, Jamidar P, Wilcox M, Serrano J, Brawman-Mintzer O, Elta G, Mauldin P, Thornhill A, Hawes R, Wood-Williams A, Orrell K, Drossman D, Robuck P. Effect of endoscopic sphincterotomy for suspected sphincter of Oddi dysfunction on pain-related disability following cholecystectomy: the EPISOD randomized clinical trial. JAMA 2014 May;311(20):2101-9.Abstract
Abdominal pain after cholecystectomy is common and may be attributed to sphincter of Oddi dysfunction. Management often involves endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with manometry and sphincterotomy.