title: Management of choledocholithiasis during pregnancy by magnetic resonance cholangiography and laparoscopic common bile duct stone extraction.
abstract: Management of common bile duct (CBD) stones during pregnancy is a difficult problem. The authors reported the case of a patient who was 22 weeks' pregnant who had a symptomatic CBD stone successfully treated by the association of magnetic resonance cholangiography and laparoscopic CBD stone removal. The patient delivered a healthy baby boy at 39 weeks. Magnetic resonance cholangiography and laparoscopic CBD exploration is a viable option in the management of CBD stones in pregnant patients that carries a low risk for the fetus while preserving the advantages of minimally invasive surgery for the mother.
authors.affiliation: Department of Digestive Surgery, Angers University Hospital, France.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Tuech
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Binelli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aube
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pessaux
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fauvet
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Descamps
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Arnaud
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002758:Cholangiography; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second