Pancreato-biliary Endoscopic Ultrasound in Opium Addicts Presenting with Abdominal Pain

• Published in: Endoscopic Ultrasound Vol. 2; no. 4; pp. 204 - 207
• Main Authors: Sharma, Shyam Sundar, Ram, Seva, Maharshi, Sudhir, Shankar, Vijay, Katiyar, Prashant, Jhajharia, Ashok, Sardava, Vimal, Bhardwaj, Hemendra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.10.2013; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
• Subjects: Abdominal pain; Demographic aspects; Diagnosis; Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; Health aspects; Original; Pancreatic diseases; bile duct; opium addict; papilla of Vater; pancreatic duct; endoscopic ultrasound

Asymptomatic dilatation of bile duct and symptomatic sphincter of Oddi dysfunction have been reported in opium addicts. Except one case report, there is no report in the literature on endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) study of pancreato-biliary system in opium addicts. The aim of the present study was to...