1/290. T-tube access for endoscopic sphincterotomy: a variant of combined percutaneous and endoscopic approach.Selective deep cannulation of the common bile duct (CBD), which is essential for successful endoscopic sphincterotomy, may not be possible in all patients. Three patients with retained CBD stones with T-tube in situ in whom selective deep cannulation failed, underwent successful sphincterotomy using a combined percutaneous and endoscopic procedure through the T-tube. CBD stones were then extracted with a Dormia basket. In situ T-tube can provide percutaneous access for combined approach in patients with retained CBD stones in whom endoscopic cannulation is not successful.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = duct (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/290. Laparoscopic choledochoduodenostomy.Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the gold standard for treatment of patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis. Management of common bile duct stones in the era of laparoscopy is an area of controversy. Although perioperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiography remains as a widely used procedure, experience is accumulating on the exploration of the common bile duct with the laparoscope. A biliary drainage procedure is indicated in selected patients with choledocholithiasis. Initially described by Reidel in 1892, side-to-side choledochoduodenostomy has become a popular biliary-enteric anastomosis technique in the last century. We describe two patients with recurrent choledocholithiasis and biliary obstruction due to benign biliary strictures. Both patients underwent laparoscopic common bile duct exploration and stone extraction. A side-to-side choledochoduodenostomy is then performed laparoscopically as a drainage procedure. Laparoscopic choledochoduodenostomy resulted in resolution of jaundice and relief of biliary obstruction. Laparoscopic choledochoduodenostomy can be an acceptable alternative to the open choledochoduodenostomy. In addition to a tension-free anastomosis and an adequate-sized stoma, intracorporeal suturing and knot-tying skills are also essential to the success of this procedure.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 104.45952326114keywords = duct stone, duct (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/290. Two cases of common bile duct stone after liver transplantation.Biliary complications after orthotopic liver transplants are a continuing cause of morbidity and mortality. Biliary stones and sludge are less well known complications of hepatic transplantation, although they have long been recognized. Recently we experienced two cases of biliary stones developed after liver transplantation. One 32-year-old male, who frequently admitted due to recurrent cholangitis, was treated with percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage and choledochojejunostomy with cholecystectomy. The other 58-year-old male, who had stones in commone bile duct, was treated by endoscopic manipulation. They are in good condition without recurrent bile duct stones or its accompanying complications. Although stones and sludge are relatively infrequent after liver transplantation, surgical or interventional radiologic treatments are usually performed for treatment.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 513.29761630568keywords = duct stone, duct (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/290. Laparoscopic treatment for common bile duct stones by transcystic papilla balloon dilatation technique.The laparoscopic transcystic common bile duct (CBD) approach is becoming increasingly more refined as an ideal technique to deal with gallbladder stones (GBS) and common bile duct stones (CBDS) during a single operation. Our method, transcystic CBD exploration and papilla balloon dilatation (PBD), is an easier, safer, and less invasive technique than the transcystic approaches that have previously been reported. With our method, a sheath is introduced through the cystic duct into the CBD in order to allow catheter exchange, and the CBDS is flushed out through the papilla into the duodenum after PBD. We applied our new technique, without complication, to a patient with GBS and CBDS. Our technique is one of the safest, easiest, and least invasive methods for the treatment of patients with GBS and CBDS.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 514.29761630568keywords = duct stone, duct (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/290. Percutaneous papillary balloon dilatation as a therapeutic option for cholecystocholedocholithiasis in the era of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.The present study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of percutaneous papillary balloon dilatation (PPBD) as a therapeutic option for cholecystocholedocholithiasis, in combination with laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). A total of 15 patients with both bile duct and gallbladder stones were clinically investigated. In 14 patients, PPBD was performed 2 to 7 days prior to LC, while in the remaining patient, PPBD was performed immediately after LC under general anesthesia in one continuous session. The bile duct stones were successfully pushed out into the duodenum in all the patients, seven of whom required two sessions for complete stone clearance, while the other eight needed only one session. Two patients had bile duct stones larger than 12 mm in diameter, necessitating electrohydraulic lithotripsy under cholangioscopy. The insertion of a percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage tube did not cause intra-abdominal adhesions severe enough to contraindicate the use of LC. The operation times for LC varied from 80 to 184 min, with a mean operation time of 132 min, and the average postoperative and overall hospital stays were 9 and 26 days, respectively. There were no deaths or major complications, apart from transient hyperamylasemia. The findings of this study indicate that PPBD combined with LC is a safe and effective therapeutic option for cholecystocholedocholithiasis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 206.91904652227keywords = duct stone, duct (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/290. Recurrent common bile duct stones containing metallic clips following laparoscopic common bile duct exploration.A case of recurrent common bile duct stones 2 years following laparoscopic cholecystectomy and laparoscopic common bile duct exploration in a 52-year-old man is reported. Surgical material as a nidus for recurrent stone formation has been reported and occurred in the present case. Factors influencing metallic clip migration after biliary surgery are discussed, with recommendations for decreasing recurrent stones caused by foreign material.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 517.29761630568keywords = duct stone, duct (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/290. biliary tract duplication accompanied by choledocholithiasis: report of a case.Duplication of the biliary tract is extremely rare. In fact, to the best of our knowledge, only four previous reports of pediatric patients with this disease have been documented in the Japanese literature. This anomaly was diagnosed by perioperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in three of these patients, and incidentally during surgery for congenital biliary dilatation in the other one. We report herein a case of biliary tract duplication which was diagnosed by T-tube cholangiography, only in the oblique view, after cholecystectomy and choledochotomy with T-tube drainage. The patient was a 13-year-old girl who was initially diagnosed as having choledocholithiasis based on the results of preoperative and intraoperative cholangiography; however, a postoperative T-tube cholangiography revealed residual stones. At this point, duplication of the biliary tract was diagnosed only in the first oblique view. reoperation was carried out 26 days after the first operation. The biliary tract was dissected completely from the pancreaticobiliary junction to the left and right hepatic ducts in the porta hepatis and found to be duplicated from the level of porta hepatis to the suprapancreatic area. We report our experience of this case, followed by a discussion on the relevant literature.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = duct (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/290. holmium laser lithotripsy of a complicated biliary calculus.More than 500,000 cholecystectomies are performed annually. Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy and endoscopic laser lithotripsy have been used for the management of common bile duct calculi, which complicate 10% of cases. We report the first successful clinical application of the Ho:YAG laser to a complex biliary calculus case.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 2.5896901586956keywords = duct, calculus (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/290. Dormia basket removal of a residual common duct stone: report of a case.A case is presented of successful removal of a residual common bile duct calculus by the use of a Dormia basket introduced through a T tube.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 484.3703094811keywords = duct stone, duct calculus, duct, calculus (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/290. Sequential treatment of the common bile duct stones and cholecystolithiasis.The orthodox method of the treatment of gallstone disease is laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) days or weeks after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography endoscopic spincterotomy (ERCP ES). It can be advantageous from the point of financing, that is double reimbursement (2 x DRG). On the other hand there are some disadvantages of this procedure: longer hospital stay, further suffering of the patient, difficulties at operation because of inflammation provoked by ERCP (11% 14/120 in 3 month). We report on our experience with the treatment of common bile duct stones within 24 h by sequential endoscopic-laparoscopic management. The gallstone disease of a 32 year old woman was diagnosed by ultrasonography and laboratory tests. She had ERCP ES in the morning and LC 7 hours later. There was no complication and the patient was discharged already on the 3rd day.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 512.29761630568keywords = duct stone, duct (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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