Background: 10% to 18% of patients undergoing cholecystectomy for gallstones have common bile duct (CBD) stones. Treatment options for these stones include pre- or post-operative endoscopic retrograde ...

Bile duct stones, which form from cholesterol or bile pigments, can block the bile ducts. Difficult-to-treat bile duct stones are defined by their diameter (above 15 mm), number, unusual shape (such ...

Included in the cohort were 346 consecutive patients with common bile duct stones, 16 (4.6%) of whom were converted to open surgery because of the following conditions: 1) the narrow or tortuous ...

Lucknow: King George's Medical University (KGMU) introduced a new non-surgical procedure to remove common bile duct (CBD) stones, which occur when a gallstone is present in the common bile duct and is ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My husband had his gallbladder removed many years ago. In the past few years, he has had six ERCPs to remove gallstones from his bile duct, as he is still making them. He has been told ...

The procedure of endoscopic removal of stone and blockage from the bile duct, followed by placement of Common Bile Duct (CBD) stent, widely practised in leading medical institutions and private ...

IN recent years, cholecystectomy has been performed in an increasing number of patients. As a result, two serious complications of biliary-tract surgery have occurred with increasing frequency. The ...