also known as common bile duct stones (CBDS), can lead to significant complications if not managed properly. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the primary method used to ...

The anterior aspect of the common bile duct was cleared up ... demonstrated possible residual stones, MRCP or Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) was carried out to investigate ...

LTSE and LC with bile duct stone extraction can be performed with high efficiency, minimal morbidity and without mortality. LTSE is feasible and should be chosen as the first therapeutics ...

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is the preferred method for detecting gallstones in the common bile duct. Because the endoscope is in position, stones can be removed during an ...

Biliary colic (also known as a "gallbladder attack") is abdominal pain that develops due to a blockage in the bile ducts. Bile ducts carry bile (digestive fluid) from your liver to your ...

Your healthcare provider may recommend ERCP if you have recurrent biliary colic and cannot undergo gallbladder removal surgery or if a gallstone is stuck in the bile duct. You will receive a ...

If your bile duct is blocked your doctor may put a drain or stent in ... This can cause: You usually have a PTC if you can't have an endoscopic retrograde pancreatography (ERCP). Or if you have had an ...

The choice of surgical methods for common bile duct stones (CBDS) is controversial. The aim of this study was to compare the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic transcystic common bile duct ...

Cholangiopancreatography retrograde endoscopy (ERCP) is a medical procedure performed with ... selective postoperative CPRE and endoscopic sphincterotomy only if a common bile duct stone was present ...

Data acquired from GallRiks were patient characteristics (age, gender, BMI, comorbidity), operation data (date of surgery, inpatient/day-case, acute/elective, surgical method, findings at IOC, ...

Endoscopic retrograde laser lithotripsy of common bile duct stones is a new technique which can be carried out through the endoscope without anaesthesia using ordinary endoscopic equipment. In the ...