Ali Beheshti Namdar, Mina AkbariRad, Mohammadreza Farzaneh Far, Mitra Ahadi, Seyed Mousalreza Hosseini, Abdollah Firoozi, Omid Shoraka, Mehdi Ataee Karizmeh, AmirAli Moodi Ghalibaf
BACKGROUND: As a common digestive disorder, choledocholithiasis can have serious consequences, including death. Given that opioids have been shown to contribute to the spasm of Oddi's sphincter, which results in biliary stasis in the common bile duct (CBD), it is likely that opioids can also raise the prevalence of choledocholithiasis. In this regard, this study aimed to investigate how common opium addiction was among choledocholithiasis patients in Mashhad, Iran. METHODS: The current retrospective observational study was conducted on 599 patients with choledocholithiasis who underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), utilizing information gathered at the Ghaem hospital in Mashhad, Iran, between 2011 and 2015...
April 2023: Addiction & Health