Academic Radiology
Volume 16, Issue 11 , Pages 1381-1385 , November 2009

The Effect of Prior Sphincterotomy on the Secretin-Stimulated Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (s-MRCP)

  • Ashish Chopra, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St Louis University School of Medicine, 3635 Vista Avenue, St Louis, MO 63110
    • ,
  • Samer Alkaade, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St Louis University School of Medicine, 3635 Vista Avenue, St Louis, MO 63110
    • ,
  • N. Cem Balci, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, St Louis University School of Medicine, 3635 Vista Avenue, St Louis, MO 63110
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: N.C.B.
    • ,
  • Frank Burton, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St Louis University School of Medicine, 3635 Vista Avenue, St Louis, MO 63110

Received 24 May 2009 ,Accepted 12 June 2009.

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PII: S1076-6332(09)00360-2

doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2009.06.007

Academic Radiology
Volume 16, Issue 11 , Pages 1381-1385 , November 2009

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