Treatment of cholecysto-choledocolithiasis in elderly patients: personal experience

Background Biliary stones are a common disease in western countries, and its management has changed dramatically over the past decade. Due to the increase of the middle-aged people, a larger number of elderly patients are affected by this disease. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) represents the gold standard for the treatment of gallbladder stones, and in cholecystectomized patients, the treatment of CBD stones remains the exclusive work of the endoscopist. But if the patient still has the gallbladder with stones, the ideal management of CBD stones remains controversial. There are two treatment options: the two time (LC and pre or postoperative ERCP), and the one time procedures (trans cystic approach and CBD exploration and laparoendoscopic procedure called “rendezvous”:RV). The aim of the work is to analyse our results of the mininvasive treatment of the cholecysto-choledocolithiasis in elderly patients.