PubMed · 9824596
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M L Wilkinson. 1998. Does laser lithotripsy hit the target?. https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.43.6.740
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Whether for a diagnostic evaluation or for the treatment of common bile duct lithiasis, the laparoscopic approach is the most efficient method compared with the other alternatives. The authors describe in the present article the method to treat laparoscopically common bile duct lithiasis.
About 90 % of ductal stones can be extracted after endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) with routine endoscopic maneuvers. The main reasons for failure are a difficult gastroduodenal or biliary anatomy, or impacted or excessively large stones which cannot be grasped with basket catheters. Various nonsurgical procedures complementary to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) are available for these selected cases. For each of these methods, risks and benefits must be weighed against a surgical common bile duct exploration.
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