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Lee T, Teng TZJ, Shelat VG. Choledochoscopy: An update. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2021; 13:571-592. [PMID: 35070020 PMCID: PMC8716986 DOI: 10.4253/wjge.v13.i12.571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2021] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Choledochoscopy, or cholangioscopy, is an endoscopic procedure for direct visualization within the biliary tract for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. Since its conception in 1879, many variations and improvements are made to ensure relevance in diagnosing and managing a range of intrahepatic and extrahepatic biliary pathologies. This ranges from improved visual impression and optical guided biopsies of indeterminate biliary strictures and clinically indistinguishable pathologies to therapeutic uses in stone fragmentation and other ablative therapies. Furthermore, with the evolving understanding of biliary disorders, there are significant innovative ideas and techniques to fill this void, such as nuanced instances of biliary stenting and retrieving migrated ductal stents. With this in mind, we present a review of the current advancements in choledo-choscopy with new supporting evidence that further delineates the role of choledochoscopy in various diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, complications, limitations and put forth areas for further study.
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- Tsinrong Lee
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 308232, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 308232, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 308232, Singapore
- Department of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore 308433, Singapore
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Wang J, Yu X, Peng H, Lu Y, Li S, Shi Q, Liu J, Dong H, Katanaev V, Jia L. Embedding similarities between embryos and circulating tumor cells: fundamentals of abortifacients used for cancer metastasis chemoprevention. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH : CR 2021; 40:300. [PMID: 34556175 PMCID: PMC8461875 DOI: 10.1186/s13046-021-02104-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Background The global epidemiological studies reported lower cancer risk after long-term use of contraceptives. Our systematic studies demonstrated that abortifacients are effective in preventing cancer metastases induced by circulating tumor cells (CTCs). However, the molecular and cellular mechanisms by which abortifacients prevent CTC-based cancer metastases are almost unknown. The present studies were designed to interdisciplinarily explore similarities and differences between embryo implantation and cancer cell adhesion/invasion. Methods Biomarker expressions on the seeding embryo JEG-3 and cancer MCF-7 cells, as well as embedding uterine endometrial RL95-2 and vascular endothelial HUVECs cells were examined and compared before and after treatments with 17β-estradiol plus progesterone and abortifacients. Effects of oral metapristone and mifepristone on embryo implantation in normal female mice and adhesion/invasion of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in BALB/C female mice were examined. Results Both embryo JEG-3 and cancer MCF-7 cells expressed high sLex, CD47, CAMs, while both endometrial RL95-2 and endothelial HUVECs exhibited high integrins and ICAM-1. Near physiological concentrations of 17β-estradiol plus progesterone promoted migration and invasion of JEG-3 and MCF-7 cells via upregulating integrins and MMPs. Whereas, mifepristone and metapristone significantly inhibited migration and invasion of JEG-3 and MCF-7 cells, and inhibited JEG-3 and MCF-7 adhesion to matrigel, RL95-2 cells and HUVECs, respectively. The inhibitions were realized by downregulating sLex, MMPs in JEG-3 and MCF-7 cells, and downregulating integrins in RL95-2 cells and HUVECs, respectively. Mifepristone and metapristone significantly inhibited both embryo implantation and cancer cell metastasis in mice. Conclusions The similarities between the two systems provide fundamentals for abortifacients to intervene CTC adhesion/invasion to the distant metastatic organs. The present studies offer the rationale to repurpose abortifacients for safe and effective cancer metastasis chemoprevention.
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- Jie Wang
- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Minjiang University, 350108, Fuzhou, China
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- Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, College of Chemistry; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy, Fuzhou University, 350108, Fuzhou, P.R. China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Inspection and Quarantine Technology Research/ Technology Center of Fuzhou Customs, 350108, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Minjiang University, 350108, Fuzhou, China
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- Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, College of Chemistry; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy, Fuzhou University, 350108, Fuzhou, P.R. China
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- Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, College of Chemistry; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy, Fuzhou University, 350108, Fuzhou, P.R. China
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- Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, College of Chemistry; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy, Fuzhou University, 350108, Fuzhou, P.R. China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory for Translational Research in Cancer and Neurodegenerative Diseases Institute for Translational Medicine, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, 350108, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Minjiang University, 350108, Fuzhou, China.,Translational Research Center in Oncohaematology, Department of Cell Physiology and Metabolism, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Minjiang University, 350108, Fuzhou, China.
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Gallstone disease is a common and frequently occurring disease in human, and it is the main disease among the digestive system diseases. The incidence of gallstone disease in western countries is about 5%-22%, and common bile duct stones (CBDS) accounts for 8%-20%. CBDS easily lead to biliary obstruction, secondary cholangitis, pancreatitis, and obstructive jaundice, even endanger life. Therefore, it needs timely treatment once diagnosed. The recurrence of choledocholithiasis after bile duct stones clearance involves complicated factors and cannot be completely elaborated by a single factor. The risk factors for recurrence of choledocholithiasis include bacteria, biliary structure, endoscopic and surgical treatment, and inflammation. The modalities for management of choledocholithiasis are endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), laparoscopic or open common bile duct exploration, dissolving solutions, extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL), percutaneous radiological interventions, electrohydraulic lithotripsy (EHL) and laser lithotripsy. We compare the different benefits between surgery and ERCP. And finally, we make a summary of the current strategy for reducing the recurrence of CBDS and future perspectives for CBDS management.
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- b Department of General Surgery , Jing'an District Center Hospital of Shanghai (Huashan Hospital Fudan University Jing'an Branch) , Shanghai , PR China
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- c Department of General Surgery , Huashan Hospital, Fudan University , Shanghai , PR China
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Chemical ablation of the gallbladder with absolute ethanol and polidocanol 3% was attempted in 23 and 10 pigs, respectively, after open transhepatic cholecystostomy. Absolute ethanol caused complete necrosis of the gallbladder epithelium in 10 pigs and partial necrosis with focally present gallbladder epithelium in 9. An intact epithelium was observed in 4 pigs but it was not possible to determine whether this epithelium was the original one, not affected by the ethanol, or regenerated after previous damage. Gallbladders with hemorrhage and hydrops were frequently encountered. Gallbladders treated with polidocanol all had an intact epithelium.
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It is imperative for gastroenterologists to understand the different formations of bile duct stones and the various medical treatments available. To minimize the complications of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), it is critical to appropriately assess the risk of bile duct stones before intervention. Biliary endoscopists should be comfortable with the basic techniques of stone removal, including sphincterotomy, mechanical lithotripsy, and stent placement. It is important to be aware of advanced options, including laser and electrohydraulic stone fragmentation, and papillary dilatation for problematic cases. The timing and need for ERCP in those who require a cholecystectomy is also a consideration.
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- James Buxbaum
- Division of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles County Hospital, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033-1370, USA.
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Stefanidis G, Christodoulou C, Manolakopoulos S, Chuttani R. Endoscopic extraction of large common bile duct stones: A review article. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2012; 4:167-79. [PMID: 22624068 PMCID: PMC3355239 DOI: 10.4253/wjge.v4.i5.167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2011] [Revised: 04/14/2012] [Accepted: 04/27/2012] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Since therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography replaced surgery as the first approach in cases of choledocolithiasis, a plethora of endoscopic techniques and devices appeared in order to facilitate rapid, safe and effective bile duct stones extraction. Nowadays, endoscopic sphincterotomy combined with balloon catheters and/or baskets is the routine endoscopic technique for stone extraction in the great majority of patients. Large common bile duct stones are treated conventionally with mechanical lithotripsy, while the most serious complication of the procedure is “basket and stone impaction” that is predominately resolved surgically. In cases of difficult, impacted, multiple or intrahepatic stones, more sophisticated procedures have been used. Electrohydraulic lithotripsy and laser lithotripsy are performed using conventional mother-baby scope systems, ultra-thin cholangioscopes, thin endoscopes and ultimately using the novel single use, single operator SpyGlass Direct Visualization System, in order to deliver intracorporeal shock wave energy to fragment the targeted stone, with very good outcomes. Recently, large balloon dilation after endoscopic sphincterotomy confirmed its effectiveness in the extraction of large stones in a plethora of trials. When compared with mechanical lithotripsy or with balloon dilation alone, it proved to be superior. Moreover, dilation is an ideal alternative in cases of altered anatomy where access to the papilla is problematic. Endoscopic sphincterotomy followed by large balloon dilation represents the onset of a new era in large bile duct stone extraction and the management of “impaction” because it seems that is an effective, inexpensive, less traumatic, safe and easy method that does not require sophisticated apparatus and can be performed widely by skillful endoscopists. When complete extraction of large stones is unsuccessful, the drainage of the common bile duct is mandatory either for bridging to the final therapy or as a curative therapy for very elderly patients with short life expectancy. Placing of more than one plastic endoprostheses is better while the administration of Ursodiol is ineffective. The great majority of patients with large stones can be treated endoscopically. In cases of unsuccessful stone extraction using balloons, baskets, mechanical lithotripsy, electrohydraulic or laser lithotripsy and large balloon dilation, the patient should be referred for extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy or a percutaneous approach and finally surgery.
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- Gerasimos Stefanidis
- Gerasimos Stefanidis, Christos Christodoulou, Department of Gastroenterology, Athens Naval Hospital, 70 Deinokratous St, 115 21 Athens, Greece
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The role of endoscopy in the management of choledocholithiasis. Gastrointest Endosc 2011; 74:731-44. [PMID: 21951472 DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2011.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2011] [Accepted: 04/06/2011] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Muratori R, Azzaroli F, Buonfiglioli F, Alessandrelli F, Cecinato P, Mazzella G, Roda E. ESWL for difficult bile duct stones: A 15-year single centre experience. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16:4159-63. [PMID: 20806432 PMCID: PMC2932919 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i33.4159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To evaluate the efficacy of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for the management of refractory bile duct cholelithiasis in a third level referral centre.
METHODS: The clinical records of all patients treated with a second generation electromagnetic lithotripter (Lithostar Plus, SIEMENS) from October 1990 to April 2005 were evaluated. All patients were monitored during the procedure and antibiotics were administered in case of cholangitis. The χ2 test and logistic regression analysis were performed as appropriate.
RESULTS: Two hundred and fourteen patients (102 males, 112 females; mean age 74.8 ± 0.84 years - single stone 97, multiple stones 117) underwent ESWL. The mean number of sessions and shock waves were 3.5 ± 0.13 and 3477.06 ± 66.17, respectively. The maximum stone size was 5 cm. Complete stone clearance was achieved in 192 (89.7%) patients. Of the remaining patients 15 required surgery, 2 a palliative stent and in 5 patients stone fragmentation led to effective bile drainage with clinical resolution despite incomplete clearance. Age, sex and stone characteristics were not related to treatment outcome. Major complications occurred in two patients (haemobilia and rectal bleeding) and minor complications in 25 (3 vomiting, 22 arrhythmias). No procedure-related deaths occurred.
CONCLUSION: ESWL is a safe and effective technique for clearance of refractory bile duct stones.
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Kocdor MA, Bora S, Terzi C, Ozman I, Tankut E. Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy for retained common bile duct stones. MINIM INVASIV THER 2009. [DOI: 10.3109/13645700009061462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Hofmann AF. Bile acids: trying to understand their chemistry and biology with the hope of helping patients. Hepatology 2009; 49:1403-18. [PMID: 19296471 DOI: 10.1002/hep.22789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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An informal review of the author's five decades of research on the chemistry and biology of bile acids in health and disease is presented. The review begins with a discussion of bile acid structure and its remarkable diversity in vertebrates. Methods for tagging bile acids with tritium for metabolic or transport studies are summarized. Bile acids solubilize polar lipids in mixed micelles; progress in elucidating the structure of the mixed micelle is discussed. Extensive studies on bile acid metabolism in humans have permitted the development of physiological pharmacokinetic models that can be used to simulate bile acid metabolism. Consequences of defective bile acid biosynthesis and transport have been clarified, and therapy has been developed. Methods for measuring bile acids have been improved. The rise and fall of medical and contact dissolution of cholesterol gallstones is chronicled. Finally, principles of therapy with bile acid agonists and antagonists are given. Advances in understanding bile acid biology and chemistry have helped to improve the lives of patients with hepatobiliary or digestive disease.
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- Alan F Hofmann
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA 92093-0063, USA.
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Caddy GR, Tham TCK. Gallstone disease: Symptoms, diagnosis and endoscopic management of common bile duct stones. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2006; 20:1085-101. [PMID: 17127190 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2006.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Bile duct stones (BDS) are often suspected on history and clinical examination alone but symptoms may be variable ranging from asymptomatic to complications such as biliary colic, pancreatitis, jaundice or cholangitis. The majority of BDS can be diagnosed by transabdominal ultrasound, computed tomography, endoscopic ultrasound or magnetic resonance cholangiography prior to endoscopic or laparoscopic removal. Approximately 90% of BDS can be removed following endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC)+sphincterotomy. Most of the remaining stones can be removed using mechanical lithotripsy. Patients with uncorrected coagulopathies may be treated with ERC+pneumatic dilatation of the sphincter of Oddi. Shockwave lithotripsy (intraductal and extracorporeal) and laser lithotripsy have also been used to fragment large bile duct stones prior to endoscopic removal. The role of medical therapy in treatment of BDS is currently uncertain. This review focuses on the clinical presentation, investigation and current management of BDS.
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- Grant R Caddy
- Department of Gastroenterology, Ulster Hospital, Dundonald, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
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Ersoz G, Tekesin O, Ozutemiz AO, Gunsar F. Biliary sphincterotomy plus dilation with a large balloon for bile duct stones that are difficult to extract. Gastrointest Endosc 2003; 57:156-9. [PMID: 12556775 DOI: 10.1067/mge.2003.52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 289] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bile duct stones are still present in 10% to 15% of patients after the application of conventional endoscopic extraction techniques and require additional procedures for duct clearance. In the vast majority of these cases, there are 2 main problems: large stone size (>15 mm) and tapering of distal bile duct. METHODS Fifty-eight patients in whom endoscopic sphincterotomy and standard basket/balloon extraction were unsuccessful in the removal of bile duct stones underwent dilation with a 10- to 20-mm diameter (esophageal/pyloric type) balloon at the same session. In 18 patients with tapered distal bile ducts (Group 1), 12- to 18-mm diameter balloon catheters were used to enlarge the orifice. In 40 patients with square, barrel shaped and/or large (>15mm) stones (Group 2), the sphincterotomy orifice was enlarged with 15- to 20-mm diameter balloon catheters. After dilatation, standard basket/balloon extraction techniques were used to remove the stone(s). RESULTS Stone clearance was successful in 16 patients (89%) in Group 1 and 35 (95%) in Group 2. Complications occurred in 9 (15.5%) patients. CONCLUSION Dilation with a large-diameter balloon after endoscopic sphincterotomy is a useful alternative technique in patients with bile duct stones that are difficult to remove with standard methods.
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- Galip Ersoz
- Ege University School of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology, Izmir, Turkey
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Cholangitis is an infection of an obstructed biliary system, most commonly due to common bile duct stones. Bacteria reach the biliary system either by ascent from the intestine or by the portal venous system. Once the biliary system is colonized, biliary stasis allows bacterial multiplication, and increased biliary pressures enable the bacteria to penetrate cellular barriers and enter the bloodstream. Patients with cholangitis are febrile, often have abdominal pain, and are jaundiced. A minority of patients present in shock with hypotension and altered mentation. There is usually a leukocytosis, and the alkaline phosphatase and bilirubin levels are generally elevated. Noninvasive diagnostic techniques include sonography, which is the recommended initial imaging modality. Standard CT, helical CT cholangiography, and magnetic resonance cholangiography often add important information regarding the type and level of obstruction. Endoscopic sonography is a more invasive means of obtaining high-quality imaging, and endoscopic or percutaneous cholangiography offers the opportunity to perform a therapeutic procedure at the time of diagnostic imaging. Endoscopic modalities currently are favored over percutaneous procedures because of a lower risk of complication. Treatment includes fluid resuscitation and antimicrobial agents that cover enteric flora. Biliary decompression is required when patients do not rapidly respond to conservative therapy. Definitive therapy can be performed by a surgical, percutaneous, or endoscopic route; the last is favored because it is the least invasive and has the lowest complication rate. Overall prognosis depends on the severity of the illness at the time of presentation and the cause of the biliary obstruction.
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- L H Hanau
- Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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BACKGROUND Common duct calculi retained after gallbladder surgery continue to present a clinical challenge especially in the era of minimally invasive surgery. This review examines the strategy of dissolution therapy used throughout the history of biliary tract surgery and its use to the modern surgeon. DATA SOURCES Original journal articles and reviews were identified using standard surgical textbooks and MEDLINE. Keywords for searching included choledocholithiasis, dissolution, mono-octanoin, common duct stones, MTBE, cholic acid, and gallstones. CONCLUSIONS Dissolution therapy used initially as an alternative to open surgery is now used more effectively as an adjunct to laparoscopic or endoscopic biliary tract surgery. The current review demonstrates a majority of patients with retained choledocholithiasis respond to dissolution and can be safely managed without choledochotomy.
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- E Kelly
- Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis-East Bay, Oakland, California, USA
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Jolobe O. Does this Patient Have Choledocholithiasis? J R Coll Physicians Edinb 1999. [DOI: 10.1177/147827159902900403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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- O.M.P. Jolobe
- Consultant Geriatrician, Tameside General Hospital Fountain Street, Ashton under Lyne OL6 9RW
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Broughan TA. Gallstones. CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS IN GASTROENTEROLOGY 1999; 2:154-161. [PMID: 11096587 DOI: 10.1007/s11938-999-0044-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Gallstone disease is a common clinical problem that poses particular difficulties for our aging and increasingly obese population. Exciting new research suggests an infectious cause for most cholesterol stones. The keys to managing patients with gallstone disease are recognition of the wide spectrum of clinical disease resulting from gallstones and a flexible, multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and treatment. The biliary tract has been a proving ground in the development of minimally invasive technology.
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- TA Broughan
- The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Tulsa, OK
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Sorbi D, Van Os EC, Aberger FJ, Derfus GA, Erickson R, Meier P, Nelson D, Nelson P, Shaw M, Gostout CJ. Clinical application of a new disposable lithotripter: a prospective multicenter study. Gastrointest Endosc 1999; 49:210-3. [PMID: 9925700 DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5107(99)70488-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mechanical lithotripsy has become a well-accepted method of bile duct stone fragmentation and removal. The Olympus lithotripter (Olympus American, Melville, NY) is the standard reusable lithotripter at the institutions that participated in this study. A disposable device with a preassembled pistol grip may perform equally well and facilitate operation. METHODS Twenty patients with bile duct stones were evaluated as part of a multicenter prospective study. Data were obtained regarding stone size and number, bile duct diameter, and configuration, ease of cannulation, basket function, stone capture and crushing success, and complications. RESULTS The maximum stone size averaged 16.5 +/- 1.2 mm (range 10 to 30 mm). Sixteen patients had multiple stones (median 5, range 2 to 12). The mean bile duct diameter was 20.5 +/- 1.5 mm (range 12 to 38 mm). Cannulation was successful in all within 5 attempts. Basket deployment failed in 1 patient because of stone size and the basket was misshapen in 14. Bile duct clearance was complete in 16 subjects (80%), incomplete in 2 patients, and failed in 2 patients. Abnormal duct configuration (sigmoid, stricture) was noted in 2 of 4 patients with failed capture and 7 of 16 patients with successful clearance. No statistically significant difference was observed between the bile duct diameter, maximum stone size, number of stones, and successful clearance. CONCLUSION The disposable lithotripter is easy to use and, compared with the published results for the reusable lithotripter, performs almost as well.
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- D Sorbi
- Mayo Clinic, Rochester; Gundersen Lutheran, LaCrosse, Wisconsin; Midelfort Clinic, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
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Choudhuri G, Sharma BC, Saraswat VA, Agarwal DK, Baijal SS. Biliary stenting for management of common bile duct stones. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 1998; 13:594-7. [PMID: 9715402 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1998.tb00696.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Large and multiple common bile duct stones may defy extraction despite an adequate endoscopic papillotomy. We treated 65 patients with symptomatic bile duct stones with endoscopic stents after failed attempts at stone extraction. Of the 65 patients, bile duct stones were extracted in eight at a second attempt, 29 underwent elective surgery and 28 patients were followed with the stent in situ for 21-52 months (median 42 months). During follow up, two patients had recurrent pain and two required surgery. The remaining 24 patients remained asymptomatic. Biliary stenting is a safe and effective mode of treatment for common bile duct stones in patients who have failed stone extraction after endoscopic papillotomy.
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- G Choudhuri
- Department of Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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Raraty MG, Pope IM, Finch M, Neoptolemos JP. Choledocholithiasis and gallstone pancreatitis. BAILLIERE'S CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY 1997; 11:663-80. [PMID: 9512804 DOI: 10.1016/s0950-3528(97)90015-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Gallstones are commonly found within the main bile duct (MBD) of patients undergoing cholecystectomy. Retained MBD stones are a common cause of obstructive symptoms and complications. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and sphincterotomy (ES) is the recommended modality for both the detection of such stones and their extraction. Recent trials of ERCP in conjunction with laparoscopic cholecystectomy suggest that it should be reserved for use post-operatively. Gallstones within the MBD are the most common single cause of acute pancreatitis. Initial treatment is supportive, although new agents designed to suppress the systemic inflammatory response are under development and have proved beneficial in clinical trials. Severe cases should be treated with systemic antibiotics and early removal of the obstructing stones by ERCP and ES. Prophylactic cholecystectomy is recommended to prevent further attacks of gallstone pancreatitis.
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- M G Raraty
- Department of Surgery, University of Liverpool, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK
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- S M Wu
- Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA
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Guitaoui M, Montet AM, Takács T, Montet JC. Contact solvents for common bile duct stones. Study in an in vitro system. LIVER 1995; 15:247-52. [PMID: 8531594 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0676.1995.tb00680.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Cholesterol and brown pigment stones found in the common bile duct are often radiolucent and therefore indistinguishable. The purpose of this study was to define contact solvent systems able to dissolve both stone types. The influence of mucolytic agents on in vitro pigment stone dissolution was first determined. It was shown that dithioerythritol induced more rapid dissolution than N-acetylcysteine. Alternating treatment with an aqueous alkaline solvent (pH = 9.5), composed of sodium deoxycholate 50 mM, ethylenediaminetetraacetate 26 mM and dithioerythritol 50 mM, for 45 min, and an organic solvent methyl tert-butyl ether/dimethyl sulfoxide (90/10) for 15 min, was more effective for bilirubin, cholesterol, and fatty acid solubilization (p < 0.01) than using these solvents separately. The dissolution of brown stones was nearly completed within 9 h and that of mixed cholesterol stones was obtained within 3 h. We conclude that the alternating treatment described is very effective for the rapid in vitro dissolution of the two major stone types present in the bile ducts, and deserves further assessment in vivo.
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Bergman JJ, Rauws EA, Tijssen JG, Tytgat GN, Huibregtse K. Biliary endoprostheses in elderly patients with endoscopically irretrievable common bile duct stones: report on 117 patients. Gastrointest Endosc 1995; 42:195-201. [PMID: 7498682 DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5107(95)70091-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Endoscopic sphincterotomy and stone extraction can clear the bile ducts in 85% to 90% of patients. In case endoscopic stone extraction fails, insertion of a biliary endoprosthesis is an alternative. METHODS Biliary endoprostheses were inserted in 117 patients (73 women and 44 men, median age 80 years). Follow-up was achieved by contacting referring physicians and general practitioners. RESULTS Biliary drainage was established in all patients. Early complications occurred in 10 patients (9%) with a fatal outcome in 1. In 59 patients the endoprosthesis was a temporary measure before elective surgery or repeat endoscopy. Further treatment in these 59 patients caused only mild complications and there were no deaths. Endoprostheses were inserted as permanent therapy in 58 patients. Median follow-up in these 58 patients was 36 months (range, 1 to 117 months). A total of 34 complications occurred in 23 patients (40%), cholangitis being the most frequent. During follow-up, 44 patients died, 9 as a result of a biliary-related cause. CONCLUSIONS These data favor temporary use of biliary endoprostheses in patients with endoscopically irretrievable bile duct stones. However, as a permanent therapy, late complications occur in many patients and the risk increases proportionally in time. Therefore, permanent biliary stenting should preferably be restricted to patients unfit for elective treatment at a later stage and with a short life expectancy.
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- J J Bergman
- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Adamek HE, Buttmann A, Wessbecher R, Kohler B, Riemann JF. Clinical comparison of extracorporeal piezoelectric lithotripsy (EPL) and intracorporeal electrohydraulic lithotripsy (EHL) in difficult bile duct stones. A prospective randomized trial. Dig Dis Sci 1995; 40:1185-92. [PMID: 7781432 DOI: 10.1007/bf02065522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Today, nearly 90% of common bile duct stones are extracted endoscopically. Problems are encountered if there are large stones or a duct stenosis. Extracorporeal piezoelectric lithotripsy (EPL) as well as intracorporeal electrohydraulic lithotripsy (EHL) serve as an alternative to surgical intervention for those few patients in whom endoscopic measures have failed. A total of 35 patients with common bile duct stones in whom conventional endoscopic treatment had failed were selected on the condition that stone visualization through ultrasound was possible and that the papilla was within easy reach of the endoscope. Patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria were randomly treated either by EPL or EHL. The average age of our patients was 73 years. The main reasons for failure of conventional endoscopy were due to the large size of the stones (13 patients), impacted stones (16), or the presence of a biliary stricture (6). In the EPL group, visualization of the stones by ultrasound and ensuing treatment were possible in 16 of 18 patients (89%); stones could be fragmented in 15 patients. In 13 patients, the biliary tree could then be completely freed of calculi; the success rate was 72% for all the patients (13 of 18). On average, the patients had 2.3 treatments on the lithotripter, and 3870 shock waves were applied per treatment. In the EHL group stones were successfully fragmented in 13 of 17 patients (76.5%). The average number of treatments was 1.4. Comparing both therapies, there was no difference in stone-free rates. In both groups, additional endoscopic interventions were necessary to clear the bile duct.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- H E Adamek
- Department of Internal Medicine C (Gastroenterology & Hepatology), Academic Hospital, University of Mainz, Germany
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- H R Dalton
- Academic Unit of Medicine, St James's University Hospital, Leeds
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O'Reilly EB, Corrigan OI. Dissolution rate of cholesterol and palmitic acid mixtures in cholelitholytic cosolvent systems. J Pharm Sci 1995; 84:203-7. [PMID: 7738802 DOI: 10.1002/jps.2600840216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The dissolution rates and solubilities of cholesterol monohydrate, palmitic acid, and their mixtures in the cholelitholytic solvents monooctanoin (MO) and methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and mixtures of these two solvents were determined. The dissolution rates obtained were consistent with the diffusion-controlled two-component noninteracting model. The addition of MTBE as cosolvent to MO resulted in an increase in the solubility of both cholesterol monohydrate and palmitic acid; in the case of the former, the solubility peaked at 80% MTBE. Neither solute exhibited a log-linear solubility relationship on addition of MTBE as cosolvent. Furthermore the increases in the dissolution rates of both components were much larger than could be explained by the solubility increases alone. Mass transfer coefficients increased dramatically with increasing MTBE content of the solvent, were consistently higher for palmitic acid, and reflected the decline in solvent viscosity. Incorporation of relationships among solubility, viscosity, and cosolvent composition into the two-component noninteracting model gave good correlation between predicted and observed rates over nearly 3 orders of magnitude.
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- E B O'Reilly
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
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Perissat J, Huibregtse K, Keane FB, Russell RC, Neoptolemos JP. Management of bile duct stones in the era of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Br J Surg 1994; 81:799-810. [PMID: 8044588 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800810606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy has resulted in increased options for the management of bile duct stones and has stimulated a fundamental reappraisal of the situation before the laparoscopic era. This article reviews the natural history of bile duct stones and details the different ways in which they may now be treated. New areas of controversy are highlighted and the need for further studies is emphasized.
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- J Perissat
- Clinique Chirurgicale du CHU, Bordeaux, France
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Agarwal DK, Choudhuri G, Saraswat VA, Negi TS. Utility of biliary microcrystal analysis in predicting composition of common bile duct stones. Scand J Gastroenterol 1994; 29:352-4. [PMID: 8047811 DOI: 10.3109/00365529409094848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The high failure rate of contact litholytic therapy for common bile duct stones with currently available cholesterol solvents has been attributed to the inclusion of patients with pigment stones, as no pretreatment investigation is undertaken to distinguish the two stone types. In 36 patients with common bile duct stones we prospectively evaluated the utility of microscopic examination of bile collected from the biliary tree in predicting stone composition. The bile, obtained by means of either an endoscopically placed nasobiliary catheter (n = 27) or a surgically placed T-tube (n = 9), was subjected to microscopic examination, and findings were compared with the composition of stones retrieved subsequently. On the basis of quantitative infrared spectroscopy, stones were classified as cholesterol (n = 28) or pigment (n = 8) stones. The presence of cholesterol crystals in bile correctly identified 24 of 28 patients with cholesterol stones (sensitivity, 86%; specificity, 100%; positive predictive value, 100%). Calcium bilirubinate granules, when present alone (without cholesterol crystals), correctly identified all eight patients with pigment stones (sensitivity, 100%; specificity, 89%; positive predictive value, 73%). Thus, microscopic examination of bile from the biliary tree, if used as a pretreatment screening test, may help distinguish between patients with cholesterol and pigment stones and thereby considerably improve the results of litholytic therapy of common bile duct stones with currently available solvents.
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- D K Agarwal
- Dept. of Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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Kadakia SC. Biliary tract emergencies. Acute cholecystitis, acute cholangitis, and acute pancreatitis. Med Clin North Am 1993; 77:1015-36. [PMID: 8371614 DOI: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)30208-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Acute cholecystitis, acute cholangitis, and acute pancreatitis represent the most common biliary tract emergencies. Most are due to gallstones in the gallbladder and bile ducts. Acute cholecystitis is treated by surgery in most cases. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy combined with endoscopic sphincterotomy may become more common in the future for treatment of acute cholecystitis as well as in cases of acute cholangitis and pancreatitis if the bile ducts are cleared of gallstones. Although the role of either surgery or endoscopic treatment may be more clearly defined in some biliary tract emergencies, in other situations either modality may be appropriate or they may compliment each other. Most biliary emergencies should be managed by gastroenterologists, surgeons, and radiologists working together in a harmonious fashion.
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- S C Kadakia
- Gastroenterology Service, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas
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Johnson GK, Geenen JE, Venu RP, Schmalz MJ, Hogan WJ. Treatment of non-extractable common bile duct stones with combination ursodeoxycholic acid plus endoprostheses. Gastrointest Endosc 1993; 39:528-31. [PMID: 8365601 DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5107(93)70164-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Despite widely available technology for removal of bile duct stones, endoscopists currently encounter approximately 3% of patients with stones that defy extraction. After sphincterotomy and unsuccessful attempts at extraction of "defiant" stones, biliary stents were placed in 22 patients. Ten patients were treated with ursodeoxycholic acid, and 12 patients treated only with stent served as control subjects. Ductal strictures preventing stone extraction were present in eight control patients and in six patients treated with ursodeoxycholic acid. The number of total calculi in the ursodeoxycholic acid group was slightly higher (4.2 per patient) than the number in the control group (3.3 per patient). Stone and bile duct dimensions were similar in each group. Nine of 10 patients in the ursodeoxycholic acid group had complete stone clearance, and 41 of 42 stones were removed during a follow-up period of 9 +/- 2 months; in contrast, no patient in the control group had complete clearance and only 6 of 40 stones were removed after a follow-up period of 31 +/- 6 months. Oral ursodeoxycholic acid facilitates extraction of defiant bile duct stones. This treatment is an effective alternative to high-tech extraction methods for large biliary stones.
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- G K Johnson
- Digestive Disease Center, St. Luke's Hospital, Racine, Wisconsin
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Sheridan J, Williams TM, Yeung E, Ho CS, Thurston W. Percutaneous transhepatic management of an impacted endoscopic basket. Gastrointest Endosc 1993; 39:444-6. [PMID: 8514084 DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5107(93)70127-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- J Sheridan
- Toronto Hospital, Department of Radiology, Canada
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Banerjee B. Extrahepatic biliary tract obstruction. Modern methods of management. Postgrad Med 1993; 93:113-7, 120. [PMID: 8446531 DOI: 10.1080/00325481.1993.11701641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Extrahepatic biliary tract obstruction can often be diagnosed by means of thorough history taking, physical examination, and basic laboratory data. The cause of obstruction can be best defined and is often best treated by biliary endoscopy and/or percutaneous radiologic techniques, which appear to be safer than surgical decompression.
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- B Banerjee
- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Arkansas College of Medicine, Little Rock 72205-7199
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Akimoto R, Rieger E, Moossa AR, Hofmann AF, Wahlstrom HE. Systemic and local toxicity in the rat of methyl tert-butyl ether: a gallstone dissolution agent. J Surg Res 1992; 53:572-7. [PMID: 1494290 DOI: 10.1016/0022-4804(92)90257-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) is an organic solvent that has been used to dissolve gallstones via a percutaneous transhepatic catheter into the gallbladder. To test whether MTBE might cause serious tissue injury if accidentally infused outside the gallbladder, the effect of MTBE (0.2 ml/kg) injected into the hepatic parenchyma, or administered intravenously or intraperitoneally, was examined in the rat. The toxicity of isopropyl acetate (IPA), an organic solvent with a similar chemical structure, was examined similarly. Intracaval injection of MTBE caused the highest mortality (100%). Mortality was less (59%) after intrahepatic injection and still less (17%) after peripheral vein injection. Most animals died instantaneously from cardiorespiratory arrest. Almost all animals that were injected with MTBE intrahepatically or intravenously showed localized areas of congestion, hemorrhage, and interstitial edema in the lungs. These changes were more severe in rats which survived for 24 hr than in those which died sooner. In those rats receiving intrahepatic injections, most rats which survived for 24 hr had liver necrosis at the site of injection. Intraperitoneal injection of MTBE produced 100% survival with only 1/5 rats showing a mild pulmonary injury at autopsy. IPA had toxic effects similar to those evoked by MTBE. To test whether tumor necrosis factor was involved in organ injury, serum levels were measured; they remained unchanged. These experiments indicate that two organic solvents, MTBE and IPA, are cytotoxic to local tissues and cause severe, and often fatal, lung damage when infused into a central vein. Less toxicity occurred if solvents were given into a peripheral or portal vein or intraperitoneally.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- R Akimoto
- First Department of Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Sauerbruch T. Non-surgical management of bile duct stones refractory to routine endoscopic measures. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1992; 6:799-817. [PMID: 1362502 DOI: 10.1016/0950-3528(92)90054-i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Endoscopic sphincterotomy and percutaneous approaches to the biliary tract have revolutionized the treatment of bile duct stones. Both the endoscopic and transhepatic approaches are less invasive than open surgery. This is an advantage for the mostly elderly and frail patients with common bile duct stones. Other patients with intrahepatic stones, e.g. young patients with oriental lithiasis, may also profit from the non-surgical approach. In this latter group it is often difficult for the surgeon to obtain access to the stone-bearing bile ducts. Due to the anatomical situation, size or impaction of stones the non-surgical approach, including mechanical disintegration, may primarily fail. Several techniques such as intracorporeal lithotripsy using electrohydraulic probes or laser light, extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy or direct contact dissolution are now available and often allow complete clearance of the bile ducts. If a kidney lithotripter with radiographic devices is available, it should be used after an attempt at mechanical lithotripsy has failed (Figure 1). According to the literature, experience with this method is greater than with any other 'third-step approach'. The procedure is simple, relatively safe and successful in approximately 80% of patients. However, in at least one third of patients, several sessions have to be performed and further endoscopy is frequently required for extraction of fragments. Intracorporeal techniques may become the procedure of choice in the future, at least in patients with common bile duct stones. At the moment, however, the different devices are still not fully developed and too susceptible to damage. A further major drawback, especially with high-energy electrohydraulic intracorporeal lithotripsy, is the danger of bile duct injury or even perforation, so that most procedures must be performed under optical control. The use of contact dissolution cannot generally be recommended. Treatment with mono-octanoin or modified mono-octanoin solvents takes too long, is often not successful and has a high rate of side-effects. MTBE may shorten the procedure considerably, but is suitable only for cholesterol stones, and the danger of spill-over into the intestine with absorption and systemic side-effects has to be weighed against the probability of success.
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- T Sauerbruch
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Bonn, Germany
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Soulen MC, Sullivan KL. Gallstone Lithotripsy: In Vitro Comparison of Fragmentation with a Tunable-Dye Laser and an Ultrasonic Wire. J Vasc Interv Radiol 1992; 3:693-5. [PMID: 1359914 DOI: 10.1016/s1051-0443(92)72927-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Large bile duct stones require fragmentation prior to extraction through the papilla or through a percutaneous tract. This can be attempted with dissolution therapy, crushing baskets, or lithotripsy. Lithotripsy can be accomplished safely and effectively with tunable-dye laser energy delivered through a flexible, 1-F optical fiber under endoscopic or fluoroscopic guidance, but laser technology is very costly. A prototype, flexible ball-tipped wire coupled to an ultrasonic generator via a piezoelectric crystal has been developed for sonolysis of atheroma and thrombus in humans. The purpose of this experiment was to compare human gallstone fragmentation in vitro with a tunable-dye laser and this prototype wire to see if the less expensive ultrasound device might provide an alternative to costly laser technology. Gallstones from 17 patients were subjected to lithotripsy in a water bath with each device until completely fragmented or 60 seconds had elapsed. Neither device effectively fragmented cholesterol stones under these conditions. The ultrasonic wire completely fragmented 57% of bilirubinate stones in 60 seconds. The tunable-dye laser completely fragmented 100% of bilirubinate stones in less than 35 seconds (P = .04). Tunable-dye laser lithotripsy appears superior to the ultrasonic device for percutaneous treatment of bile duct stones.
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- M C Soulen
- Division of Cardiovascular/Interventional Radiology, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
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Bowen JC, Brenner HI, Ferrante WA, Maule WF. Gallstone disease. Pathophysiology, epidemiology, natural history, and treatment options. Med Clin North Am 1992; 76:1143-57. [PMID: 1518331 DOI: 10.1016/s0025-7125(16)30313-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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In 1991, only symptomatic gallstones should be treated. The treatment of choice for all gallstones continues to be surgical removal. Except for stones in the common bile duct, which are amenable to removal by endoscopic papillotomy, nonsurgical treatment of gallstones should be investigated further before it can have widespread applicability. The major challenge in the future may be medical prevention of gallstone formation in susceptible individuals. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy seems to have moved to the forefront of surgical therapy in patients who are candidates for the procedure.
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- J C Bowen
- Department of Surgery, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Stock SE, Carlson GL, Lavelle MI, Lendrum R, Venables CW. Treatment of common bile duct stones using mono-octanoin. Br J Surg 1992; 79:653-4. [PMID: 1643477 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800790719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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A retrospective analysis of 48 patients undergoing mono-octanoin infusion via nasobiliary catheter following failure of endoscopic extraction of common bile duct stones is reported. Among 35 patients who received a complete course of treatment, nine (26 per cent) had duct clearance by the completion of the infusion and a further eight on subsequent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) (total 49 per cent). Two patients had a successful stone extraction after enlargement of the sphincterotomy (total non-surgical clearance rate 54 per cent). None of five patients with stones greater than 2 cm in diameter had stone clearance at the completion of the infusion and only one at subsequent ERCP. Among 13 patients receiving an incomplete course of treatment seven had clear ducts on repeat ERCP (54 per cent). Mono-octanoin infusion via a nasobiliary catheter is of limited value in the management of this difficult group of patients, although it may be successful in some.
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- S E Stock
- Department of Surgery, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Current status of chemolitholysis. Eur Surg 1992. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02601757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ho CS, Yeung EY. The management of problematic biliary calculi. BAILLIERE'S CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY 1992; 6:355-81. [PMID: 1392094 DOI: 10.1016/0950-3528(92)90009-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Recent advances in modern medical technology have significantly reduced the number of patients with 'problematic calculi'. When a patient does present with a difficult bile duct stone, various non-surgical treatment options are now available. In experienced hands, with healthy or high-risk patients, percutaneous treatment is as safe and as efficacious as endoscopy or surgery. Since it does not require general anaesthesia, and patients recover much more quickly than after surgery, the percutaneous approach is preferred when endoscopy fails to achieve ductal clearance. Surgery is indicated for patients with lesions requiring surgical removal or correction, but seldom for removal of biliary calculi alone.
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The surgical risk of common duct exploration for the treatment of biliary calculi is considerably higher than that of cholecystectomy. Therefore, introduction of endoscopic sphincterotomy in 1974 was a major advance. It has become the therapy of choice in cholecystectomized patients or in those with an increased operative risk. Endoscopic sphincterotomy has a mortality rate of around 1% and a morbidity rate of 7%. These figures compare favourably with open surgery, especially in old patients. The procedure fails in about 10% of all patients referred for endoscopic removal of their calculi. However, several techniques have been described or are currently under evaluation to overcome these failures: intracorporeal or extracorporeal lithotripsy, long-term stenting of the bile duct, or direct application of solvents. Long-term follow-up studies show that between 2% and 20% of successfully managed patients may develop recurrent stones, mainly caused by bile stasis and infection. Patients with a functioning gall-bladder and no concomitant gall-bladder stones probably do not require cholecystectomy after successful endoscopic treatment of their choledochal stones. While endoscopic stone removal has replaced surgery in the elderly frail patients it has no major advantages in the young and fit patients, especially when the gall-bladder is still in situ.
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- T Sauerbruch
- Medical Department II, University of Munich, Federal Republic of Germany
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Diaz D, Bories P, Ampelas M, Larrey D, Michel H. Methyl tert-butyl ether in the endoscopic treatment of common bile duct radiolucent stones in elderly patients with nasobiliary tube. Dig Dis Sci 1992; 37:97-100. [PMID: 1728535 DOI: 10.1007/bf01308349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Methyl tert-butyl ether is an effective dissolution agent for cholesterol stones. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of methyl tert-butyl ether on radiolucent common bile duct stones in patients in whom endoscopic extraction has failed. From September 1985 to September 1987, 1374 patients underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in our Liver Unit. An endoscopic sphincterotomy was indicated in 195 patients with common bile duct (CBD) stones because of an age over 65 years and/or surgical contraindications. Endoscopic sphincterotomy was efficient in 187 patients, allowing complete stone removal in association with conventional endoscopic methods and mechanical lithotripsy in 170 patients. Twelve of the 17 patients with failure of conventional endoscopic treatments were either older than 75 years (11 patients; mean age, 86 +/- 4.5 years) or exhibited a surgical contraindication. Stones completely obstructed CBD in six patients and had a diameter exceeding 25 mm in the six other patients. These subjects were selected for stone dissolution by methyl tert-butyl either (MTBE) according to the following protocol. MTBE was directly infused into CBD through a nasobiliary catheter, twice daily for 4-13 days (mean, seven days). Bile duct opacification, repeated after MTBE treatment, revealed the complete disappearance of CBD stones in one patient, a decrease in stone size in five patients and no change in the six other patients. MTBE treatment was well tolerated except in three patients who complained from transient abdominal pains and nausea. At the second attempt of endoscopic treatment, CBD stones were found to be softened and easily broken up, allowing a complete clearance in six patients.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- D Diaz
- Service des Maladies de l'Appareil Digestif, Hôpital Saint-Eloi, Montpellier, France
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Stoker ME, Leveillee RJ, McCann JC, Maini BS. Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration. JOURNAL OF LAPAROENDOSCOPIC SURGERY 1991; 1:287-93. [PMID: 1834281 DOI: 10.1089/lps.1991.1.287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Operative common bile duct exploration, performed in conjunction with cholecystectomy, has been considered the treatment of choice for choledocholithiasis in the presence of an intact gallbladder. With the advent of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, the management of common bile duct stones has been affected. More emphasis is being placed on endoscopic sphincterotomy and options other than operative common duct exploration. Because of this increasing demand, we have developed a new technique for laparoscopic common bile duct exploration performed in the same operative setting as laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A series of five patients who successfully underwent common bile duct exploration, flexible choledochoscopy with stone extraction, and T-tube drainage, all using laparoscopic technique, is reported. Mean postoperative length of hospital stay was 4.6 days. Outpatient T-tube cholangiography was performed in all cases and revealed normal ductal anatomy with no retained stones. Follow-up ranged from 6 weeks to 4 months, and all patients were asymptomatic and had normal liver function tests.
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- M E Stoker
- Division of General and Vascular Surgery, Fallon Clinic, Worcester, Massachusetts
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Nussinson E, Cairns SR, Vaira D, Dowsett JF, Mason RR. A 10 year single centre experience of percutaneous and endoscopic extraction of bile duct stones with T tube in situ. Gut 1991; 32:1040-3. [PMID: 1916488 PMCID: PMC1379047 DOI: 10.1136/gut.32.9.1040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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A non-randomised single centre study of 226 consecutive patients referred over 10 years with retained common bile duct stones and a T tube in situ or a cholecystostomy tube are reported. Percutaneous extraction was attempted in 204 and endoscopic extraction in 68 patients. Percutaneous clearance was achieved in 158 (77.5%) patients and endoscopic clearance in 52 (76.5%) patients. Six of 153 (3.9%) patients followed after percutaneous treatment suffered major complications (pancreatitis, cholangitis, or tract perforation). Three of 67 (44%) patients followed after endoscopic treatment suffered major complications (pancreatitis, cholangitis, or bleeding). When the initial method of treatment failed, the alternative was used, resulting in an overall success rate of bile duct clearance of 94.3%. It is concluded that percutaneous and endoscopic methods of bile duct clearance in patients with a T tube in situ are equally effective, carrying similar complication rates. This study has helped to clarify the indications and efficacy of these alternative treatments.
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- E Nussinson
- Department of Gastroenterology, Middlesex Hospital, London
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Sullivan KL, Bagley DH, Gordon SJ, Soulen MC, Grasso M, Bonn J, Shapiro MJ. Transhepatic laser lithotripsy of choledocholithiasis: initial clinical experience. J Vasc Interv Radiol 1991; 2:387-91. [PMID: 1686836 DOI: 10.1016/s1051-0443(91)72268-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Three patients with symptomatic intra- and extrahepatic choledocholithiasis who were not good candidates for retrograde endoscopy, surgery, or extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) were treated successfully with endoscopically guided tunable dye laser lithotripsy via a 12-F transhepatic sheath. There were no complications secondary to the use of the laser. On the basis of this initial experience, transhepatic laser lithotripsy is a technically feasible and safe alternative when choledocholithiasis cannot be managed with retrograde endoscopy, ESWL, or surgery. Its role in the management of choledocholithiasis relative to other transhepatic techniques remains to be determined.
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- K L Sullivan
- Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital/Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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den Toom R, Nijs HG, van Blankenstein M, Laméris JS, Schröder FH, Terpstra OT. Extracorporeal shock wave treatment of common bile duct stones: experience with two different lithotriptors at a single institution. Br J Surg 1991; 78:809-13. [PMID: 1873707 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800780714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is a new treatment modality for retained common bile duct stones. Sixty-two patients (mean age 75 years, range 27-95 years) with retained common bile duct stones were treated with two different lithotriptors. One of the lithotriptors operated on the electrohydraulic principle (Dornier HM-3) (n = 13), the other on the electromagnetic principle (Siemens Lithostar) (n = 49). All HM-3 patients were treated under general anaesthesia, whereas with the Lithostar one patients was treated under general anaesthesia, 43 received analgesia and sedation and five had no analgesia at all. Patients treated with the Lithostar had more sessions (mean 1.9 versus 1.3, P less than 0.05) and needed more stock waves (mean 8611 versus 2534, P less than 0.001) than patients treated with the HM-3. Fragmentation was achieved in all patients treated with the HM-3 and in 42 (86 per cent) patients treated with the Lithostar. In this latter group ten patients underwent common bile duct exploration without complications. Eleven patients had transient haematuria after treatment with the HM-3 and two patients (one in each group) had a subcapsular haematoma of the right kidney, all without clinical sequelae. At follow-up (median: HM-3 43 months, Lithostar 18 months), none of the patients had biliary complaints. We conclude that ESWL of retained common bile duct stones in safe and effective with both lithotriptors and should be considered before surgery in the elderly or high-risk patient.
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- R den Toom
- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Dijkzigt, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Hansell DT, Millar MA, Gray GR, Gillespie G. Early endoscopic sphincterotomy for retained bile duct stones after gallbladder surgery. Ann R Coll Surg Engl 1991; 73:194-7. [PMID: 1805812 PMCID: PMC2499306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES) was performed in 36 patients (age range 33-88 years; median 63 years) with retained bile duct stones after cholecystectomy (32 patients) or cholecystostomy (4 patients). The median time interval between surgery and ES was 28 days (range 10-216 days). At the time of ES, 23 patients had a T-tube in situ. Clearance of the bile duct was achieved by T-tube irrigation in 15 patients, and by basket or balloon extraction in seven patients. Spontaneous clearance of the duct after ES occurred in 12 patients, while two patients required widening of the sphincterotomy to allow successful basket extraction. Complications occurred in four patients (11%). Two patients sustained significant haemorrhage from the ES site and subsequently died. One patient developed mild acute pancreatitis while another had persisting cholangitis before and after ES. Both of these patients recovered with conservative management. While ES performed soon after gallbladder surgery allows for early bile duct clearance, the small but significant risk of potentially lethal haemorrhage suggests that its use should be reserved for patients in whom other non-operative methods have failed or are inappropriate.
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- D T Hansell
- Department of Surgery, Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow
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Winslet MC, Neoptolemos JP. The place of endoscopy in the management of gallstones. BAILLIERE'S CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY 1991; 5:99-129. [PMID: 1854990 DOI: 10.1016/0950-3528(91)90008-o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Hardy KJ. Surgeons, gallstones and the gall-bladder. THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF SURGERY 1991; 61:95-101. [PMID: 2001206 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1991.tb00184.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- K J Hardy
- Department of Surgery, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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