CALCULI in the common bile duct are extremely common. Although such stones are overlooked at operation in only about 5 per cent of cases, the frequency of gall stone surgery means that there are many patients with retained stones.' Stones may rarely form within the biliary system after cholecystectomy. Removal of retained or reformed stones is important because of their morbid potential-cholang...

Serum and biliary lipoproteins, total cholesterol (Tc) and triglycerides (TG) were measured in patients with gallstones and in those without gallstones. Serum and biliary LDLc, TG and Tc were significantly higher (P < 0.001) in cases having gall stones than those without stones while HDLc were low (P < 0.001) in those with stones. No difference was found in very low density lipoproteins (VLDLc)...

Benign schwannomas arise in neural crest-derived Schwann cells. They can occur almost anywhere in the body, but their most common locations are the central nervous system, extremities, neck, mediastinum, and retroperitoneum. Schwannomas occurring in the biliary tract are extremely rare and mostly present with obstructive jaundice. We recently experienced a case of extrahepatic biliary schwannom...

To identify factors involved in choledocholithiasis, clinical characteristics were studied using univariate and multivariate analyses. Factors involved in recurrence were also investigated. The subjects consisted of 51 patients with calcium bilirubinate stones (B group) and 52 patients with cholesterol stones (C group). All patients had choledocholithiasis and underwent lithotripsy by endoscopi...

OBJECTIVE To describe the technical feasibility and usefulness of extrahepatic biliary stone removal by balloon sphincteroplasty and occlusion balloon pushing. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifteen patients with extrahepatic bile duct stones were included in this study. Endoscopic stone removal was not successful in 13 patients, and two patients refused the procedure due to endoscopy phobia. At first...

Gallstone disease is characterized by the formation of calculi in gall bladder or biliary tract. It may be asymptomatic present as colic with complicated disease. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy mainstay treatment for symptomatic stones. We describe a case 43-year-old female, where over seven thousand stones were removed through procedure.

AIM To provide consensus statements on the use of per-oral cholangiopancreatoscopy (POCPS). METHODS A workgroup of experts in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), endosonography, and POCPS generated consensus statements summarizing the utility of POCPS in pancreaticobiliary disease. Recommendation grades used validated evidence ratings of publications from an extensive liter...

ackground & Aims: In patients with stones in their ile ducts and gallbladders, cholecystectomy is genrally recommended after endoscopic sphincterotomy nd clearance of bile duct stones. However, only aproximately 10% of patients with gallbladders left in itu will return with further biliary complications. Exectant management is alternately advocated. In this tudy, we compared the treatment strat...

BACKGROUND Bile duct stones after hepaticojejunostomy are considered a troublesome adverse event. Although percutaneous transhepatic procedures using a cholangioscopy is performed to treat these bile duct stones, a peroral endoscopic procedure using a short, double-balloon enteroscope (sDBE) is an alternative. This study aimed to compare the immediate and long-term outcomes of both treatments f...

Common bile duct stones (CBDSs) may occur in up to 3%-14.7% of all patients for whom cholecystectomy is preformed. Patients presenting with CBDS have symptoms including: biliary colic, jaundice, cholangitis, pancreatitis or may be asymptomatic. It is important to distinguish between primary and secondary stones, because the treatment approach varies. Stones found before, during, and after chole...