OBJECTIVE
This study was performed to investigate whether immediate postoperative feeding induced changes on colonic anastomoses resistance. On the other hand, results was compared with a hyoscine-induced deep paralytic ileus status.
METHODS
Sixty-three Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into three
BACKGROUND
Biliary diseases represent particular diagnostic and therapeutic problems in elderly patients.
METHODS
Patients 90 years of age or older who underwent ERCP from January 1993 to September 2001 were studied retrospectively.
RESULTS
A total of 126 patients underwent 147 ERCP procedures