title: [Update on the treatment of choledocholithiasis].
abstract: Primitive or residual common bile duct calculi following common bile duct surgery can now be treated with minimum surgery using an endoscopic or X-ray guided approach. Having examined the etiopathogenetic theories, the authors analyse the treatment, in particular the possibility of endoscopic papillosphincterotomy and X-ray guided dilatation of the papilla, affirming that the latter can be extremely valuable in cases where it is difficult to canalize the latter.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Chirurgia d'Urgenza e Pronto Soccorso, Università degli Studi, Catania.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vadalà
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mangiameli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bordonaro
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Castorina
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Caragliano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D004106:Dilatation; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D005743:Gastrectomy; D005763:Gastroenterostomy; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D016717:Sphincterotomy, Endoscopic; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Attualità nel trattamento della calcolosi coledocica.