Increased Risk of Pyogenic Liver Abscess after Endoscopic Sphincterotomy for Treatment of Choledocholithiasis.
Cheng-Kun WuChien-Ning HsuWei-Ru ChoShih-Cheng YangAn-Che LiuWei-Chen TaiChen-Hsiang LeeYao-Hsu YangSeng-Kee ChuahChih-Ming LiangPublished in: Infection and drug resistance (2021)
This study demonstrated a significant risk of PLA after patients receiving ES compared with the other ERCP group. We should also carefully monitor the association factors of PLA after ERCP treatment of choledocholithiasis including aging, male gender, surgery for the hepato-pancreato-biliary system and hepatobiliary malignancy.