Study design: Literature review of current treatment options for detrusor–sphincter dyssynergia (DSD) in spinal cord injury. Objectives: To review the outcomes and complications associated with ...

SAN DIEGO -- Minor papilla endoscopic sphincterotomy did not reduce the risk of acute pancreatitis in patients with acute recurrent pancreatitis and pancreas divisum, a sham-controlled randomized ...

A lateral internal sphincterotomy is an outpatient surgery during which the sphincter is cut or stretched to help anal fissures heal. Some practices may help support recovery. The sphincter is the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Endoscopic sphincterotomy performed before endoscopic biliary stenting may prevent post-endoscopic retrograde ...

(HealthDay News) — For patients who have undergone cholecystectomy and experience abdominal pain, sphincterotomy is not associated with pain relief, according to a study published in the May 28 issue ...

Both endoscopic ultrasound–guided rendezvous (EUS-RV) and precut sphincterotomy are equally effective salvage techniques for patients with benign biliary obstruction and difficult bile duct ...

THE management of the patient with recurrent pancreatitis is controversial. It will probably continue to be so until there is a better understanding of the underlying causative mechanisms. Of the ...

Endoscopic sphincterectomy was no better than a sham procedure in reducing unexplained postcholecystectomy pain, regardless of whether manometry shows abnormal sphincter pressure, according to a new ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows. Major ...