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8293746

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-3-1
pubmed:abstractText
Our experience in non-operative retrieval of biliary tract stones through PTCS (percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopy, n = 103) and POC (post-operative choledochoscopy, n = 542) plus the use of Dormia basket and EHL (electrohydraulic lithotripsy) is presented. The results of transhepatic and T-tube routes are compared, with emphasis on the technical difficulties encountered. The success rates were 96% and 97% in POC and PTCS, respectively. No mortality was related to these procedures. Intrahepatic duct angulation and stricture were the factors most often responsible for failure. Postoperative choledochoscopic stone removal is safe and the method of choice for retained biliary tract calculi, while PTCS is highly indicated for those high-risk patients with or without previous biliary surgery. POC and PTCS have, therefore, their own indications and differ in their clinical applications.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0720-048X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
184-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Percutaneous choledochoscopic biliary tract stone removal: experience in 645 consecutive patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Chang Hwa, Taiwan, ROC.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article