The presence of a stone or stones within
the common bile duct (CBD) is known as
choledocholithiasis. Choledocholithiasis is
reported in 3%-22% of patients undergoing
cholecystectomies [1]. A confirmatory
diagnosis of choledocholithiasis is made using
advanced imaging, including magnetic
resonance cholangiopancreatography and
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
(ERCP). Treatment varies locally;
however, ERCP with sphincterotomy is most
commonly employed with a high degree of
success. Difficult anatomy and difficult stone
burden require advanced surgical, endoscopic,
and percutaneous techniques to extract
or expel biliary stones.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:PERUUPC/oai:repositorioacademico.upc.edu.pe:10757/622247 |
| Date | 06 1900 |
| Creators | Guzmán-Calderón, Edson |
| Contributors | edson_guzman@hotmail.com |
| Publisher | Istanbul, Turkey : AVES |
| Source Sets | Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28638265 |
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