The Effect of Biliary Sphincterotomy on Serum Cholesterol Levels in Postcholecystectomy Patients: A Pilot Study
- Waleed M Alazmi
- Evan L Fogel
- James L Watkins
- Lee McHenry
- Stuart Sherman
- Glen A Lehman
Publication date
January 2007
DOI Publisher
Hindawi Limited ISSN
0835-7900 Journal
issn:0835-7900 Citation count (estimate)
3Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cholesterol, in the form of bile salts, is reabsorbed from the small intestine via the enterohepatic circulation. Biliary sphincterotomy increases the delivery of bile to the terminal ileum. If the absorptive capacity is exceeded, cholesterol excretion may increase, resulting in a decrease in serum cholesterol levels and improvement in serum lipid profiles
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