Choledochoscopy without choledocotomy.
Choledochoscopy without choledochotomy can be performed in selected instances in which the cystic duct can be dilated to accommodate the fiberoptic instrument. This procedure may obviate choledochotomy and T-tube drainage performed routinely for exploration of the CBD.
D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000601:surgery*; D003549:Cystic Duct / Q000601:surgery; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans