Biliary pancreatitis--epidemiology, progress with a new therapy concept?
Ulrich, M.; Kraft, K.; Leibl, B.; Bittner, R.
Langenbecks Archiv für Chirurgie. Supplement. Kongressband. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie. Kongress 115: 1130-1132
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0942-2854 PMID: 9931813 Document Number: 492629
In our patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis (n = 3618 in a 6-year period), we found biliary pancreatitis in 4.4% (0.4% severe pancreatitis). Because of therapeutic splitting (ERC/EPT, followed by laparoscopic cholecystectomy), we are able to reduce the hospital stay by about 60%, reduce morbidity significantly (P < 0.05) and reduce lethality.