Percutaneous intracorporeal lithotripsy of biliary calculi.
The standard management for patients presenting with bile duct calculi is endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and sphincterotomy with stone retrieval. In failed cases and for intrahepatic duct stones, there are a number of non-operative alternative extraction methods. We describe two cases of percutaneous intracorporeal lithotripsy for biliary calculi and review the literature regarding the indications, complications and success rate.
Hoang
J K
JK
Department of Medical Imaging, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. jennykh@gmail.com
Little
A F
AF
Clarke
A
A
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015641:Radiography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome