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May 12, 2025

Biliary stent insertion after stone clearance in patients awaiting cholecystectomy: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background and study aims: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the standard treatment for patients with cholecystitis or gallbladder stones after common…

April 4, 2025

Early cholangioscopy-guided lithotripsy for clearance of biliary stones associated with narrow lower bile duct

Abstract Background and study aims: Stones larger than the distal common bile duct (CBD) are difficult to remove with conventional…

August 1, 2023

Impact of ERCP simulator training on early ERCP learning curves of novice trainees: a cohort study

Abstract Background and study aim Simulator-based training has been extensively studied in training gastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy and shown to significantly…