Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction Updates from the Re

Authors: Mohammad Yaghoobi Joseph Romagnuolo

Publish Date: 2015/07/05

Volume: 17, Issue: 8, Pages: 31-

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Abstract

Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction SOD has long been a controversial topic starting with whether it even exists as a sphincterotomyresponsive entity to treat for either 1 postcholecystectomy abdominal pain and/or 2 idiopathic recurrent acute pancreatitis IRAP Many of its aspects had required further research to better prove or refute its existence and to provide proper recommendations for physicians to diagnose and treat this condition Fortunately there has been major advancement in our knowledge in several areas over the past few years New studies on challenging the classification exploring alternative diagnostic methods and quantifying the role of sphincterotomy in treatment of SOD for postcholecystectomy pain and for IRAP were recently published including a randomized trial in each of the two areas The goal of this paper is to review recent literature on selected important questions and to summarize the results of major trials in this field

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