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Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration with primary closure could be safely performed among elderly patients with choledocholithiasis

BMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background For patients with choledocholithiasis, laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) is preferred over open surgery. Whether primary closure of the common bile duct (CBD) should be performed upon completion of choledochotomy remains ...
L. Fan, Yan Wang, Meilong Wu, Tianchong Wu, Lingna Deng, Yawei Wang, Linsen Liu, Tailai An   +7 more
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Cholangioscopy-guided electrohydraulic lithotripsy versus laser lithotripsy for the treatment of choledocholithiasis: a systematic review

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2023
Background Endoscopic management of large bile duct stones may be challenging and refractory to standard endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) techniques. To this end, per-oral cholangioscopy (POC)-guided electrohydraulic lithotripsy (EHL)
A. C. Amaral, Waleed K. Hussain, Samuel Han   +2 more
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Endoscopic Ultrasonography Can Prevent Unnecessary Diagnostic Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Even in Patients with High Likelihood of Choledocholithiasis and Inconclusive Ultrasonography: Results of a Prospective Study [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy, 2017
Background/Aims Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the initial therapy recommended for patients with high likelihood of choledocholithiasis.
Ruchir Patel, Meghraj Ingle, Dhaval Choksi, Prateik Poddar, Vikas Pandey, Prabha Sawant   +5 more
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Endoscopic Diagnosis of <i>Necator americanus</i> Infection Presenting With Persistent Iron-Deficiency Anemia: Usefulness of Image-Enhanced Endoscopy and Capsule Endoscopy. [PDF]

DEN Open
ABSTRACT Necator americanus infection is now rare in developed countries but remains an important cause of iron‐deficiency anemia and abdominal symptoms in individuals with relevant epidemiological backgrounds. A 59‐year‐old Filipino man with long‐standing unexplained iron‐deficiency anemia was admitted to our hospital for epigastric pain associated ...
Takebe T, Osawa S, Watanabe Y, Yamagata S, Aoyama T, Kawamura Y, Manabe A, Kisamori T, Sano M, Sugimoto K.   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration with primary closure is preferred for selected elderly individuals with choledocholithiasis

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, 2023
Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration with primary closure (LCBDE‐PC) exhibits more benefits than other surgeries for patients with choledocholithiasis. It remains unclear whether it is feasible for and beneficial to elderly individuals.
Tingyi Luo, Yonggang Huang, Shilin Wang, Tingsong Yang, Jian Gong, Bo Zhou, Zhenshun Song, H. Meng, Bin Xu   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Machine learning to predict pediatric choledocholithiasis: A Western Pediatric Surgery Research Consortium retrospective study.

Surgery, 2023
BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to accurately predict pediatric choledocholithiasis with clinical data using a computational machine learning algorithm. METHODS A multicenter retrospective cohort study was performed on children
Gretchen Floan Sachs, Shadassa Ourshalimian, Aaron R. Jensen, Lorraine I. Kelley-Quon, Benjamin Padilla, S. Shew, Katrine M. Lofberg, Caitlin A. Smith, J. Roach, S. Pandya, Katie W. Russell, Romeo C. Ignacio   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Factors Affecting Recurrent Choledocholithiasis After Endoscopic Biliary Sphincterotomy: A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]

, 2023
Aim:The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze factors associated with the recurrence of common bile duct stones (CBDS) following endoscopic interventions, aiming to provide insights into predictors and characteristics of CBDS recurrence after
Nurhan Demir, Bilgehan Yuzbasioglu
core   +1 more source

Analysis of duodenal papilla diseases associated with recurrent choledocholithiasis [PDF]

Waike lilun yu shijian, 2020
Objective To observe and analyze the duodenal papilla diseases associated with recurrent choledocholithiasis. Methods A total of 614 patients with choledocholithiasis who had been treated with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and without ...
BIAN Dapeng, FENG Qiushi
doaj   +1 more source

CAQ Corner: Immune‐mediated complications

, 2022
Liver Transplantation, EarlyView.
Mary Thomson, John R. Lake
wiley   +1 more source

Unexpected discovery of Clonorchis sinensis by common bile duct exploration

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
Coexisting choledocholithiasis and Clonorchis sinensis infection are relatively rare. We report a 39‐year‐old patient with choledocholithiasis who inadvertently found Clonorchis sinensis during common bile duct exploration.
Ping Shao, Qing Chen
doaj   +1 more source