title: A prospective study of the efficacy of endoscopic biliary stenting on common bile duct stones.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the efficacy of endoscopic biliary stenting on common bile duct stones.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty patients with choledocholithiasis were treated with endoscopic biliary stenting and followed. The early and late outcome was assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The procedure was successful in all patients and there was only one patient with mild pancreatitis. The patency rates of stent at 6 months, 12 months and 24 months after biliary stenting were 94%, 79% and 58%, respectively. The rate of reduction in size of stone was 60%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Endoscopic biliary stenting was not a definitive treatment of choledocholithiasis. It may be an option for patients clinically unfit for definitive treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Ke Wei
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xi Wen
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wei Jin
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D002761:Cholangitis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D042882:Gallstones / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015607:Stents; D017211:Treatment Failure