Update on transcystic exploration of the bile duct.
Selective use of transcystic bile duct exploration during laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a safe and highly effective approach for treatment of most common duct stones. The technique obviates the need for selective endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography-sphincterotomy prior to cholecystectomy and is a more cost-effective approach.
Carroll
B J
BJ
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Phillips
E H
EH
Rosenthal
R
R
Liberman
M
M
Fallas
M
M
D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D015529:Choledochal Cyst / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D042882:Gallstones / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016717:Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome