Background Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) for stone can be carried out by either laparoscopic transcystic stone extraction (LTSE) or laparoscopic choledochotomy (LC).
Included in the cohort were 346 consecutive patients with common bile duct stones, 16 (4.6%) of whom were converted to open surgery because of the following conditions: 1) the narrow or tortuous ...
Lucknow: King George's Medical University (KGMU) introduced a new non-surgical procedure to remove common bile duct (CBD) stones, which occur when a g.
If you have bile duct cancer that has spread, you may receive chemotherapy as the main treatment if surgery is not an option. Research has suggested that the combination of gemcitabine and cisplatin ...
A primary common bile duct stone forms in the bile duct itself ... making it difficult to treat. Acute or sudden cholecystitis occurs when bile cannot leave the gallbladder, for example, when ...