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of biliary colic. After endoscopic sphincterotomy, the episodes of colic do not recur. Which of the following defects in the sphincter of Oddi best explains this patient's course?

A) Inability of smooth muscle to contract

B) Inability of the enteric nervous system to activate excitatory motoneurons

C) Loss of enteric inhibitory motor innervation

D) Reflux of duodenal contents into the common bile duct

E) Release of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide

aaa

B) Inability of the enteric nervous system to activate excitatory motoneurons? wow never even thouht of this concept

hey if i am correct the affrent from the sphincter of oddi go to the thoracic vertebrae T 5 segement thro the spalncnic nerves.....if there isa sphinctertomy ..u just wudnt let ths happen and the muscles wudnt contract

wat is the answer

I think the answer is A because you cut the smooth muscle during the sphincterotomy

think again..ton ayou are closer,BUT yet far...
and yes blue doc the msules woudn't contract..so ??
so what is the product called that help the sphincter relax ????????????????

B.

a.......when circuler muscle cut down the combind effect no more remain that strong to reach the peak tonicity as previously during colic.

e?