Stenting before laparoscopic common bile duct exploration: a helpful strategy.
We describe a 43-year-old man who had a difficult endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, allowing only placement of a stent without removal of the common bile duct stone. He subsequently underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy with laparoscopic common bile duct exploration and primary closure after laparoscopic choledochotomy.
Department of Surgery, National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119074.
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Tan
C J L
CJ
Khor
S K Y
SK
Chang
D000328:Adult; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000379:methods*; D003135:Common Bile Duct / Q000601:surgery*; D042882:Gallstones / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents