Once upon a Time a Guideline Was Used for the Evaluation of Suspected Choledocholithiasis: A Fairy Tale or a Nightmare?

Affiliations

¹ Centro de Gastrenterologia do Hospital Cuf Infante Santo, Nova Medical School - Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da UNL, Lisbon, Serviço de Gastrenterologia do Hospital Amadora-Sintra, Amadora, Serviço de Gastrenterologia do Hospital de Santo António dos Capuchos, CHLC, Lisbon, and CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal.

Editorial

Jorge Canena. GE Port J Gastroenterol. 2018 Jan.

. 2018 Jan;25(1):6-9.

doi: 10.1159/000481688. Epub 2017 Nov 8.

¹ Centro de Gastrenterologia do Hospital Cuf Infante Santo, Nova Medical School - Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da UNL, Lisbon, Serviço de Gastrenterologia do Hospital Amadora-Sintra, Amadora, Serviço de Gastrenterologia do Hospital de Santo António dos Capuchos, CHLC, Lisbon, and CINTESIS - Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal.

No abstract available

Keywords: Choledocholithiasis; ERCP; Guidelines.

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