Gallstone Pancreatitis in Older Patients: Are We Operating Enough?

BACKGROUND: The recommended therapy for mild gallstone pancreatitis is cholecystectomy on initial hospitalization. METHODS: Using a 5% national Medicare sample (1996–2005) we evaluated adherence to current guidelines (cholecystectomy rates on initial hospitalization and the use of ERCP/sphincterotom...

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Main Authors: Trust, Marc D., Sheffield, Kristin M., Boyd, Casey A., Benarroch-Gampel, Jaime, Zhang, Dong, Townsend, Courtney M., Riall, Taylor S.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3353416/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21878238
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2011.07.072
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