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| November 15, 2002 | Evans, Jeff | COPYRIGHT 2002 International Medical News Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

A wait-and-see policy should not be used routinely after endoscopic sphincterotomy for bile-duct stones instead of proceeding to a planned laparoscopic cholecystectomy, said Dr. Djemila Boerma of the Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, and colleagues.

Of 59 patients randomized to a wait-and-see group, 27 had at least one biliary event during a median follow-up of 30 months. In the cholecystectomy group, significantly fewer ...

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