title: Laparoscopic choledocholithotomy.
abstract: Common duct stones present a special problem to the surgeon when he performs a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. We describe a method of exploring the common duct and extracting stones. The procedures for opening of the common duct, removal of stones, and the placement of a T-tube are carefully outlined.
authors.affiliation: Laparoscopic and Laser Surgery Institute of Miami, Inc., FL.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Verdeja
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Goldstein
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D002758:Cholangiography; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000601:surgery*; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System / Q000295:instrumentation; D042882:Gallstones / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation / Q000295:instrumentation; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods