Do not rush for surgery; stent placement may be an effective step for definitive treatment of initially unextractable common bile duct stones with ERCP

Attaallah W., Cingi A., Karpuz S., Karakus M., GÜNAL Ö.

SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES, vol.30, no.4, pp.1473-1479, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 30 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00464-015-4355-y
  • Journal Name: SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1473-1479
  • Keywords: Choledocholithiasis, ERCP, Biliary stenting, LONG-TERM TREATMENT, ELDERLY-PATIENTS, BALLOON DILATION, CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS, SPHINCTEROTOMY, ENDOPROSTHESIS, MANAGEMENT, EFFICACY
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Endoscopically unextractable common bile duct stones may be challenging for the endoscopist. In this study, we investigated the rate of stone removal after the endoscopic insertion of a biliary stent in patients with common bile duct stones unextractable via ERCP.