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Need An Operation For Sphinter Of Oddi. How Serious Is This?
I have been diagnosed as needing an operation for the "Sphinter of Odie". They also found lesions on my liver. I am Canadian and will be having the operation there. I want to know how serious this is and should the operation be done sooner than later?
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Mon, 10 Mar 2014
hi,
surgeries on sphinter of odie are typcally done to remove gall stones impacted in common pancreatic duct. Rarely, biopsy is taken from the site if there is suspicion of any malignancy.
The procedure is done endoscopically and is not a painful or devastating one. whether to do early or not will be your doctor's choice as it depends on the indication. All the best.
surgeries on sphinter of odie are typcally done to remove gall stones impacted in common pancreatic duct. Rarely, biopsy is taken from the site if there is suspicion of any malignancy.
The procedure is done endoscopically and is not a painful or devastating one. whether to do early or not will be your doctor's choice as it depends on the indication. All the best.
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