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Research Article 2024CC BY-NCFree full text · non-commercial reuse

Optimising the indications for biliary stent placement during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: a quality improvement initiative to enhance patient care and reduce healthcare resource utilisation.

Suliman Alhaidari, Ibrahim Alzahrani, Manar Alhanaee, Alan Decanini, Mahmod Mohamed, Sergio Zepeda-Gomez +3 more

Background A retrospective chart audit was performed to review biliary stent utilisation from January 2020 to January 2021. Non-guideline-based stent insertion was identified in 16% of patients with common bile duct (CBD) stones presenting for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). To improve this knowledge-practice gap, a quality improvement (QI) intervention was devised and trialled. Aim To synch…

BMJ Open Gastroenterology Europe PMC

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Research Article 2018CC BY-NCFree full text · non-commercial reuse

The Safety and Efficacy of Single-Operator Cholangioscopy in the Treatment of Difficult Common Bile Duct Stones after Failed Conventional ERCP.

Jaskiran Sandha, Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Gurpal Sandha

Background Common bile duct (CBD) stones are extracted with a basket or balloon during ERCP with sphincterotomy. However, some stones are difficult to extract by conventional means. Cholangioscopy with lithotripsy is a modality to treat these difficult stones. We describe the clinical efficacy of single-operator per oral cholangioscopy (SOPOC) for difficult stones and discuss cost savings by avoiding surgical inte…

Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Europe PMC

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