title: Laparoscopic trancystic choledocholithotomy as an adjunct to laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
abstract: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is rapidly becoming the standard operation for symptomatic cholelithiasis. Initially, common duct stones presented a barrier to this treatment modality and are said to be unsuspected in 5-9 per cent of patients. A technique is described that removes common bile duct stones through the cystic duct with a flexible nephroureteroscope, thereby extending the range of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sackier
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Berci
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paz-Partlow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002758:Cholangiography; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy