A prospective study of the efficacy of endoscopic biliary stenting on common bile duct stones.
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.
Li
Ke Wei
KW
Department of General Surgery, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Zhang
Xi Wen
XW
Ding
Jun
J
Chen
Tao
T
Wang
Jian
J
Shi
Wei Jin
WJ
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