Resumen

RUIZ TORRES, Julián et al. Esfinterotomía endoscópica y litiatis biliar. Gen [online]. 2010, vol.64, n.3, pp.186-189. ISSN 0016-3503.

A retrospective analysis was conducted in 5754 ERCP protocols; selecting those of whose endoscopic diagnosis was biliary lithiasis. A total of 1878 protocols of ERCP (33%) were left for study; 947 (50%) had residual lithiasis of the common bile duct, 675 (36%) had common bile duct stones with gallbladder in situ and 256 (14%) had only biliary lithiasis. 1118 (69%) were female and 504 (31%) were men. Endoscopic sphincterotomy was performed as a basic procedure to 1377 (84.9%), of which, 1359 (99.87%) underwent stone removal, 164 (11.9%) required endoprosthesis in the Principal Biliary Tree (abbreviated to VBP in Spanish) 67 patients (4.13%) and 22 (1.35%) of a total of 1622 patients, underwent therapeutic and diagnostic pre-cut, respectively. Mechanical lithotripsy was conducted in 28 (1.7%) patients and a nasobiliary stent was left in place on 11 (0.67%) patients as a palliative solution. We present a total of 39 complications of 1622 therapeutic ERCP analyzed (2.40%), of which, 15 were fatal. It is concluded that sphincterotomy is an effective procedure in the solution of biliary lithiasis, but is not risk exempted.

Palabras clave : residual stones; biliary sphincterotomy; biliary stent; ERCP.