title: [Technique of bile duct revision].
abstract: In view of the progress of endoscopic treatment of common bile duct pathologies the management of retained common duct stones following simple cholecystectomy has become a minor problem. Nevertheless duct stones should be recognized and removed during the cholecystectomy procedure. High risk patients or extreme forms of acute inflammation are an exception. For this purpose a standardized technique of revision of the common bile duct is recommended. We describe such a technique of the exploration of the common bile duct by means of manual extraction, Fogarty catheter, irrigation, distension--irrigation and flexible choledochoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Departement Chirurgie der Universität, Kantonsspital Basel.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rothenbühler
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ackermann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zuber
mesh_terms: D002763:Cholecystectomy; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D042882:Gallstones / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000379:methods
vernacular_title: Die Technik der Gallenwegsrevision.