AIM To evaluate the best management of plastic stents in patients with choledocholithiasis who were unfit for endoscopic stone removal or surgery. METHODS Between April 2007 and September 2017, 87 patients (median age 83.7 years) with symptomatic choledocholithiasis were treated with insertion of 7-Fr plastic stents because complete endoscopic stone retrieval was difficult, and their general ...

Background: Common bile duct stones are found in 10-15% of patients having gall stone disease and the incidence increases with the age, both in India and in western countries and the majority of common bile duct stones are secondary to gall bladder stones, their incidence is more in Northern India. Objective: To study the incidence of common bile duct stone in patients having gall stone disease...

The study aimed to investigate the diagnostic value of liver function enzymes in patients with choledocholithiasis. The retrospective study included 120 choledocholithiasis patients (experimental group), 110 cholecystolithiasis patients (control group) and 60 healthy subjects (healthy group) from January 2013 to December 2014. Blood sample was extracted from each participant, and biochemical te...

Pregnancy is a risk factor for gallstone disease and may evolve into symptomatic choledocholithiasis/ common bile duct (CBD) stone; however, the treatment of choice controversial not apply to all gestational ages. Standard therapy with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) exposes patient fetus ionizing radiation; hence other strategies are needed address this problem. We report...

OBJECTIVES Choledocholithiasis is a common problem in South Asia. Proper drainage of the CBD is essential to reduce the chance of residual stones and recurrent stones. The paper highlights the surgical management of choledocholithiasis by side to side choledochoduodenostomy and the post surgical complications. METHOD 28 cases of choledocholithiasis treated by choledochoduodenostomy between Ma...

Several studies have shown the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) as a minimally invasive treatment options for choledocholithiasis. Use of T-tube or biliary stent drainage tube placement after laparoscopic choledochotomy for common bile duct (CBD) stones is still under debate. This study tried to confirm the safety of spontaneously removable biliary ste...