Choledochoscopy in surgery for choledocholithiasis. Six year experience in 380 consecutive patients.
Choledochoscopy is a definite advance in biliary surgery as it simplifies the operative procedure and decreases the retained stone rate. Easy to perform without special training, its use is cost-effective. Therefore, we agree with Kappes et al [10] recommendation that routine intraoperative biliary endoscopy be performed in all patients undergoing common bile duct exploration.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000473:pathology*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D042882:Gallstones / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation