Treatment of choledocholithiasis using the transpapillary perfusion technique.
In 5 patients with common bile duct stones a dissolution therapy with the octanoate mixture Capmul 8210 was performed using the transpapillary perfusion technique. In 3 out of the 5 cases a passage of the stones without further endoscopic operative procedures could be achieved. Complaints were endurable except in one case. Further studies to dissolve common bile duct stones with a modified Capmul solution via a transpapillary tube seem justified.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002210:Caprylates; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005989:Glycerides / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010477:Perfusion / Q000379:methods*
D002210:Caprylates; D005989:Glycerides; C025343:monooctanoin