The short- and long-term outcome after the surgical management of common bile duct stones in a tertiary referral hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The removal of common bile duct stones by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) shows excellent results with low complication rates and is therefore considered a gold standard. However, in case of stones non-removable by ERCP, surgical extraction is needed. The surgical approach is still controversial and clinical guidelines are missing. This study aims to analyze the outcomes of patients treated with choledochotomy or hepaticojejunostomy for common bile duct stones.

Methods

All patients who underwent choledochotomy or hepaticojejunostomy for common bile duct stones at a tertiary referral hospital over 11 years were included. The analyzed data contains basic demographics, diagnostics, surgical parameters, length of hospitalization, and morbidity an

SUBMITTER: Hess GF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10386922 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature