title: [Endoscopic interventions in diagnosis and treatment of Mirizzi syndrome].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To define the role of endoscopic interventions in diagnosis and treatment of Mirizzi syndrome.
  
  
  METHODS
  Results of treatment of 41 patients with Mirizzi syndrome are presented. Endoscopic transpapillary interventions including cholangiography, papillosphincterotomy lithoextraction, nazobiliary drainage were used as a first step in all cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In 4 cases laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed after biliary tree sanitation. In 6 advanced age patients with severe comorbidities common bile duct stenting alone was preferred. Open interventions were performed in 15 patients (36.6%) including cholecystectomy, choledocholithotomy with common bile duct drainage.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is shown that endoscopic transpapillary methods of diagnosis and treatment of Mirizzi syndrome provides adequate decompression and sanitation of the bile ducts in most cases and significantly reduces number of open surgical procedures.
authors.affiliation: Belgorod State National Research University.
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Kulikovsky
authors.affiliation: Belgorod State National Research University.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Soloshenko
authors.affiliation: Belgorod State National Research University.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Karpachev
authors.affiliation: Belgorod State National Research University.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Yarosh
authors.affiliation: Belgorod State National Research University.
authors.forename: Yu Yu
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Vlasyuk
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001662:Biliary Tract Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / Q000379:methods; D041761:Cholecystolithiasis / Q000150:complications*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D041781:Jaundice, Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D057792:Mirizzi Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome