Successful Endoscopic Treatment of Difficult Common Bile Duct Stones Using Various Interventional Techniques: A Case Report

Clearance of a difficult biliary stone can be obtained using various interventional techniques such as endoscopic sphincterotomy followed by papillary large balloon dilation, mechanical lithotripsy, peroral cholangioscopy-assisted intraductal electrohydraulic/laser temporary plastic stent insertion, percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy-guided and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy. We hereby describe the successful treatment currently available in case with multiple common bile duct stones. Furthermore, we discuss countermeasures to overcome hurdles each procedure.