Sphincterotomy

Subject: Sphincterotomy

Forum: The Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Forum

Eight years ago after gall bladder removal I had two sphincterotomies done.   The first one did not do much to relieve the pain so a second one was done.  This seemed to help the pain but still left me with a feeling of pressure in the side.  Recently I have had the same pain return as well as abnormal blood work and an abnormal ultrasound which shows a dilated bile duct.  I have had a liver biopsy done.  I am awaiting the results of the biopsy.  My questions are:
Can they do another spincterotomy?  Is it usual for the problem to reoccur and what can be done to help me now?
Is a dilated duct indicative of the spincter of odi dysfuction or something else?
Might there be stones in the duct which were not seen during the first ERCPs or on a recent ultrasound?
Do some people just have to live with pain for the rest of their lives because of sphincter dysfunction?
Might the problem be in the pancreatic duct and not the bile duct?
Thank you
Karen








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