Abstract Background: The common bile duct (CBD) stones passage in patients with cholangitis was unclear. This study aimed to evaluate…
Abstract Background/Aims: After endoscopic treatment of common bile duct (CBD) stones, recurrence of choledocholithiasis due to small stone fragments and…
Abstract Aim: Pancreaticobiliary maljunction (PBM) with or without congenital biliary dilatation (CBD) is a risk factor for biliary tract cancer.…
Abstract Background: T-tube placement in the common bile duct (CBD) is a surgical alternative to bile duct reconstruction in cholecystectomy…
Abstract AIM: To investigate the feasibility of initial endoscopic common bile duct (CBD) stone removal in patients with acute cholangitis…
Abstract AIM: To evaluate complications and management outcomes of retained long-term plastic biliary stents. METHODS: Endoscopic plastic biliary stent placement…
Abstract Background/Aims: Treatment for cholangitis without common bile duct (CBD) stones has not been established in patients with gallstones. We…
Abstract Backgrounds/Aims: Laparoscopic treatment of patients with choledocholithiasis and cholangitis is challenging due to mandatory recovery of the biliary drainage…
Abstract An ectopic opening of the common bile duct (CBD) into the duodenal bulb is a very rare congenital anomaly…
Abstract A 72-year-old man with jaundice by ampullary adenocarcinoma was treated at our hospital. For biliary decompression, a transpapillary, fully…