Purpose: Laparoscopy-assisted transgastric endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (LAERCP) is an alternative for the anatomically challenging conventional ERCP in patients with a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) as it allows access to the biliary tree via the gastric remnant. We investigated the efficacy and safety of LAERCP.
Material And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all charts from RYGB patients who underwent a LAERCP between January 2009 and August 2019 in a non-academic referral center for bariatric surgery.
A 50-year-old Caucasian man was admitted with unexplained abdominal pain. Based on CT scan results, a perforation resulting from colitis of the transverse colon was suspected. Additional colonoscopy showed ulcerative stenosis of the transverse colon.
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Background And Aims: Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) has an established effect on liver bio-chemistries in primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). Few studies have evaluated long-term laboratory treatment effects and data beyond 6 years are not available. The aim of this study was to assess the long-term evolution of liver bio-chemistries during prolonged treatment with UDCA in biochemically non-advanced PBC.
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