title: [Choledocholithiasis. Endoscopic treatment of 416 consecutive patients].
abstract: Endoscopic extraction of calculi in the common bile duct has been the treatment of choice for many years. According to international standards a stone-free common bile duct should be achieved in at least 90% of the patients and with an overall complication rate below 20%. We reviewed records of 416 patients who underwent ERC for common bile duct stones between January 1990 and January 1995. The overall success rate of achieving a common bile duct free of stones was 89.0%, and in 94.7% of the patients endoscopic treatment was definitive. The overall complication rate was 9.6% and the 30-day mortality rate was 2.2%. Our study showed that with a medical staff of four to six persons (of which two were trainees), approximately 450 ERCP-examinations per year and with a catchment area of half a million inhabitants (Funen County), it was possible to achieve acceptable results.
authors.affiliation: Odense Universitetshospital, medicinsk gastroenterologisk afdeling S.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.forename: O B
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Schaffalitzky de Muckadell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016717:Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic
vernacular_title: Choledocholitiasis. Endoskopisk behandling af 416 konsekutive patienter.