The last 30 years have seen major developments in the management of gallstone-related
disease, which in the United States alone costs over 6 billion dollars per annum to treat …

Obesity is a strong risk factor for gallstones. The prevalence of gallstones increases steadily
with increasing body mass index, and gallstones are found in up to 35% of women with a …

Common bile duct stones (CBDS) are estimated to be present in 10–20% of individuals with
symptomatic gallstones. They can result in a number of health problems, including pain …

Die Leitlinie zur Prävention, Diagnostik und Therapie von Gallensteinen aktualisiert die
Leitlinie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Gastroenterologie, Verdauungs-und …

Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute pancreatitis were published by the
American College of Gastroenterology in 1997 (1). These and subsequent guidelines (2–7) …

Objective: Prospectively evaluate whether for patients having laparoscopic cholecystectomy
with failed trans-cystic duct clearance of bile duct (BD) stones they should have laparoscopic …

BACKGROUND: EUS has been proposed as a less invasive means of diagnosing
choledocholithiasis and may eliminate the need for ERCP and its associated risks. The …

Background Ultrasound and liver function tests (serum bilirubin and serum alkaline
phosphatase) are used as screening tests for the diagnosis of common bile duct stones in …

Objective To assess the utility of triage guidelines for patients with cholelithiasis and
suspected choledocholithiasis, incorporating selective use of magnetic resonance …

The possibilities and the limits of transabdominal ultrasonography (US) in the diagnosis of
bilio-pancreatic diseases are reviewed here in the light of the last 10 years' research. US …