Pittman Marcus Anthony, Heath Dugal, McNair Alistair
Department of Gastroenterology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust, Stadium Road, London, UK.
Dig Dis Sci. 2007 Feb;52(2):513-5. doi: 10.1007/s10620-006-9588-0. Epub 2007 Jan 12.
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES) is the treatment of choice for common bile duct (CBD) stones. Complication rates of 5-15%, and mortality rates of 1.0% have been reported. We report a case of gallstone ileus presenting 12 days after ERCP and ES.