Hepatolithiasis

Hepatolithiasis is a disease characterized by intrahepatic stone formation, being challenging disorder with frequent recurrences, development of chronic cholangitis and sepsis, as well liver abscesses. Notably, without prompt adequate treatment, hepatolithiasis associated the cirrhosis cholangiocellular carcinoma. Recent reports demonstrate an increasing prevalence hepatolithiasis, likely due to increased immigration alterations in Western diet. There no clear algorithm for treatment hepatolithiasis; major options are still removal stones, correction strictures them prevention recurrence cholangitis. The method choice endoscopic percutaneous interventions, case their failure open operations performed different volumes. However, data on effectiveness frequency complications relapses vary significantly according various researchers. authors analyse above issue.