Percutaneous access to the common bile duct in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
A simple, direct way to access the common bile duct percutaneously is described. Alternate methods of common bile duct exploration via operative laparoscopy are described and contrasted to the proposed method with respect to ease, advantages, and limitations.
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Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida.
D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000379:methods*; D042882:Gallstones / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans