Role of endoscopic ultrasound in evaluation of patients with missed common bile duct stones
Abstract BACKGROUND: Choledocholithiasis develops in up to 20% of patients with gall bladder stones. The challenge in diagnosis usually occurs…
cholecysto-choledocholithiasis
Prophylactic cholecystectomy offers best outcomes following ERCP clearance of common bile duct stones: a meta-analysis
Abstract Background: Symptomatic calculus biliary disease is common with associated morbidity and occasional mortality, further confounded when there is concomitant…
Surgical methods of treatment for cholecystolithiasis combined with choledocholithiasis: six years’ experience of a single institution
Abstract Introduction: The optimal treatment of choledocholithiasis combined with cholecystolithiasis remains controversial. Common surgical methods vary among endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography…
Routine intraoperative cholangiography during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: application of the 2016 WSES guidelines for predicting choledocholithiasis
Abstract Background: Routine use of intraoperative cholangiography (IOC) during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) for detecting common bile duct stones remains controversial.…
Best evidence topic: Should patients with asymptomatic choledocholithiasis be treated differently from those with symptomatic or complicated disease?
Abstract Choledocholithiasis is a common finding in clinical practice, with presentation varying from asymptomatic to life-threatening complications. In symptomatic patients,…
Radial sphincterotomy in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography due to extrahepatic obstructions by large stones in the common bile duct
Abstract Objectives: : The most common method of removal of calculi (“stones”) from the common bile duct (CBD) is an…
Retrospective comparative analysis of choledochoscopic bile duct exploration versus ERCP for bile duct stones
Abstract Debate still exists for the management of choledocholithiasis. The purpose of this study is to quantify the rate of…
The influence of periampullary diverticula on ERCP for treatment of common bile duct stones
Abstract In order to evaluate the effectiveness of various methods we applied to decrease the influence of periampullary diverticula (PAD)…
Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration in patients with previous abdominal biliary tract operations
Abstract Background: A history of abdominal biliary tract surgery has been identified as a relative contraindication for laparoscopic common bile…
Success of intraoperative imaging and management of suspected choledocholithiasis without pre-operative bile duct imaging – A case series
Abstract Background: Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) is gaining popularity over endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for the management of…