| Literature DB >> 11469971 |
Yajaira Sierra1, Irving Waxman.
Abstract
The successful management of biliary lithiasis in patients with cirrhosis depends on the degree of liver dysfunction. Patients with Child-Pugh class A or B hepatic reserve have excellent prognoses. Endoscopic spincterotomy is first-choice treatment for cirrhotic patients with choledocholithiasis. Endoscopic sphincterotomy can be performed in patients with Child-Pugh class A, B, or C hepatic function. Medical treatment with contact solvents is contraindicated in patients with pigment stones or calcified stones.Entities:
Year: 2001 PMID: 11469971 DOI: 10.1007/s11938-001-0025-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Treat Options Gastroenterol ISSN: 1092-8472