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Pathogenesis and Presentation of Common Bile Duct Stones
Surgical Innovation, 2000Common bile duct stones are generally classified as primary or secondary stones based on the locations of origin. The vast majority of the stones found in the biliary tree are secondary stones. The current review discusses the pathogenesis and presentations of primary and secondary biliary stones.
T H, Liu, F G, Moody
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Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology, 2000
Endoscopic sphincterotomy followed by retrieval balloons or baskets is 90% to 95% effective in removing common bile duct stones, and should be first-line therapy. Mechanical lithotripsy should be available for stones that are difficult to extract.
Ilias Scotiniotis, William B. Long
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Endoscopic sphincterotomy followed by retrieval balloons or baskets is 90% to 95% effective in removing common bile duct stones, and should be first-line therapy. Mechanical lithotripsy should be available for stones that are difficult to extract.
Ilias Scotiniotis, William B. Long
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Transcystic duct treatment of common bile duct stones
Gastrointestinal Radiology, 1981Successful removal of 2 retained common bile duct stones following cholecystostomy is described. With the use of the steerable catheter and the wire basket, one stone was crushed and the second was extracted in retrograde fashion through the cystic duct and gallbladder.
J R, Amberg, G, Chun
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Laparoendoscopic approaches to common bile duct stones
Seminars in Laparoscopic Surgery, 2001Since the advent of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, there has been a debate regarding the most effective approach to intraoperative management of choledocholithiasis. Although transcystic duct extraction has been effective, the integration of flexible endoscopic methodology into the laparoscopic procedure has facilitated management of difficult cases ...
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Laparoscopic management of common bile duct stones
European Journal of Surgery, 2000There are various techniques available for laparoscopic exploration of the common bile duct, but the most widely used are pharmacological relaxation of the sphincter of Oddi and saline flushing, laparoscopic transcystic exploration, and laparoscopic choledochotomy.
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2020
Common bile duct stones (CBDS) are the most frequentcause of benign biliary obstruction requiring endoscopic treatment. Most CBDS are white to yellowish cholesterol stones or black pigment stones. They may appear as single or multiple calculi causing varying degrees of cholestasis or even biliary pancreatitis.
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Common bile duct stones (CBDS) are the most frequentcause of benign biliary obstruction requiring endoscopic treatment. Most CBDS are white to yellowish cholesterol stones or black pigment stones. They may appear as single or multiple calculi causing varying degrees of cholestasis or even biliary pancreatitis.
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Postgraduate Medicine, 1992
Common bile duct stones are frequently discovered after cholecystectomy or are the first sign of biliary tract disease. Because detection usually requires cholangiography and reoperation is technically difficult, risky, and thus undesirable, nonsurgical methods of identifying and removing the stones have evolved.
C F, Gholson, F R, Burton
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Common bile duct stones are frequently discovered after cholecystectomy or are the first sign of biliary tract disease. Because detection usually requires cholangiography and reoperation is technically difficult, risky, and thus undesirable, nonsurgical methods of identifying and removing the stones have evolved.
C F, Gholson, F R, Burton
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Medical Management of Common Bile Duct Stones
World Journal of Surgery, 1998AbstractCommon bile duct stones are a common cause of morbidity and mortality in adults. An increasing number of surgical and medical therapies are available to manage them, with different success rates reported. The various medical treatment strategies were developed during the last decade, but these medical modalities should not be contemplated as a ...
González-Koch, A, Nervi, F
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Choledochocele and common bile duct stones
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2003Li-Jung, Tseng +5 more
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Modern Management of Common Bile Duct Stones
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America, 2013It is imperative for gastroenterologists to understand the different formations of bile duct stones and the various medical treatments available. To minimize the complications of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), it is critical to appropriately assess the risk of bile duct stones before intervention.
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