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, Wafi; Cingi, Asim; Karpuz, Sakir; Karakus, Mehmet; GÜNAL, ÖMER

doi:10.1007/s00464-015-4355-y

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

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

SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES, cilt.30, sa.4, ss.1473-1479, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2016
Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00464-015-4355-y
Dergi Adı: SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1473-1479
Anahtar Kelimeler: Choledocholithiasis, ERCP, Biliary stenting, LONG-TERM TREATMENT, ELDERLY-PATIENTS, BALLOON DILATION, CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS, SPHINCTEROTOMY, ENDOPROSTHESIS, MANAGEMENT, EFFICACY
Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.