Application of EUS or MRCP prior to ERCP in patients with suspected choledocholithiasis in clinical practice.

ABSTRACT: Background and study aims Patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis can be stratified according to the 2019 European Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) guideline into low-, intermediate- and high-likelihood groups for presence of choledocholithiasis. For the intermediate group, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) or magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is recommended to assess whether an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is necessary prior to cholecystectomy. The aim of the study was to investigate adherence to the guideline for diagnostic and treatment strategy for cholelithiasis in daily clinical practice. Patients and methods A multicenter, retrospective cross-sectional observational study of the diagnostic pathway of patients with suspi

SUBMITTER: de Jong MJP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11863547 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature