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kenneth40 · Mar 14, 2009, 06:32 PM

What causes the sphincter of oddi to go into spasem

Thanks to all who replies to my question. It is my daughter who suffers from this flaring up of this sphincter. The pain is acute and crippling, it flares up 2 to 3/year. Our local hospital controls the pain but does not cure the problem. What can be done ?

J_9 · Mar 14, 2009, 06:34 PM

This can happen to people with pancreatitis or even gall bladder problems.

nikosmom · Mar 14, 2009, 06:59 PM

What is the sphincter of oddi? :confused:

J_9 · Mar 14, 2009, 07:13 PM

Originally Posted by nikosmom

What is the sphincter of oddi? :confused:

It is a muscular valve that controls the flow of digestive juices.

nikosmom · Mar 14, 2009, 07:18 PM

So it spasming, does that cause heartburn or an-l leakage? Is this something painful or just bothersome (ie. Twitching eye muscle)?

J_9 · Mar 14, 2009, 07:20 PM

Here is a very interesting article about it.

Gastroenterology

J_9 · Mar 15, 2009, 06:15 PM

How old is your daughter?

boron · Mar 17, 2009, 08:38 AM

One treatment is partial cut of the sphincter. The procedure is done during endoscopy. Before undergoing this, a thorough research and discussion with a gastrologist is recommended.