Recent advances in the management of difficult bile-duct stones: a focus on single-operator cholangioscopy-guided lithotripsy
Chi Hyuk Oh, Seok Ho Dong
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):235-246. Published online December 1, 2020
The most effective and the standard treatment for bile duct stones (BDSs) is endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). However, in 10% to 15% of patients with BDSs, the stones cannot be removed by conventional ERCP, which involves endoscopic sphincterotomy followed by balloon or basket ..
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