
Developed Hoarse Voice. Prescribed Prilosec. Having Severe Stomach Pain. Had Endoscopy. Cause? What Can Be Done?

Thanks for the query.
I really feel very sorry for your troubles.
In fact I have read your history twice and I feel that since you have already undergone endoscopy,taking GERD diet and taking proper medications and so there is a strong possibility of sphincter of oddi ( SOD ) recurrence.
Since you have already undergone 4 ERCP procedures to remove the sludge,the chances of scarring of sphincterotomy are very high,if you had a sphincterotomy done earlier.
Further cutting ( repeat sphincterotomy ) is sometimes possible but obviously there are limits.
However a procedure called as TRANSDUODENAL SPHINCTEROPLASTY can be done which may be able to alleviate your symptoms.
Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction is a difficult condition, which should be approached and managed with considerable care.
I advise you to go to a specialist centre who have special works done on SOD.
I hope it helps however you may revert to me for any further query.
Best of luck
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There are two ways of solving this riddle.
Either you tell him straight away that you came across a procedure called as trans duodenal SPHINCTEROPLASTY done for repeated attacks of SOD while surfing on Internet or you can say that some friend of yours mentioned about this procedure.
Just ask your doctor what this procedure is about and what does he think about it?
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