Choledochoduodenostomy in treatment of chronic pancreatitis and choledocholithiasis.

Choledochoduodenostomy in treatment of chronic pancreatitis and choledocholithiasis.

Laparoscopic choledochoduodenostomy as an optional treatment for complex choledocholithiasis

introduction: Choledochoduodenostomy is indicated for unresolved choledocholithiasis and biliary malignant or benign stenosis. This surgical procedure has been feared due to its potential complications. This article demonstrates our initial experience with this laparoendoscopic approach. methods: We performed laparoscopic choledochoduodenostomy in seven elderly patients with recurrent or unreso...

etiology, significance, diagnosis and treatment of bruxiam

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Side-to-side choledochoduodenostomy in the management of choledocholithiasis and/or associated pathology--facts and fiction.

Sixty patients with choledocholithiasis (either single or multiple stones of the biliary tree) were treated with lateral choledochoduodenostomy. Of these cases 83.3% were followed up for from 1 to 7 years. Only 1 patient developed cholangitis, which responded well to conservative treatment. The other cases have been asymptomatic following surgery. The diameter of the common bile duct is not an ...

Choledocholithiasis, ascending cholangitis, and gallstone pancreatitis.

Gallstone disease is encountered commonly in clinical practice. The diagnosis of biliary stones has become less problematic with current, less-invasive imaging methods. The relatively invasive endoscopic techniques should be reserved for therapy and not used for diagnosis. Acute cholangitis and gallstone pancreatitis are two major complications that require prompt recognition and timely interve...