Fibercholedochoscopy for the management of residual stone after choledochostomy: a report of 220 cases
- VernacularTitle:纤维胆道镜220例的临床应用及并发症分析
- Author:
Jun LI
;
Bingyuan ZHANG
;
Peidong LU
;
Yourui JING
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Surgical procedures,operative;
Endoscopic;
Calculi
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Surgery
2001;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the efficacy of fibercholedochoscopy for the removal of residual stones after a surgical choledochostomy. Methods Two hundred and twenty cases of cholelithiasis underwent fibercholedochoscopy through a surgically formed T tube fistulae for residual stones from Sept. 1993 to Feb. 2002. Results A total of 572 times of fibercholedochoscopy was performed with residual stones totally evacuated in 201 cases (91.4%). Complications developed in 84 cases with no mortality. Conclusion Postoperative fibercholedochoscopy through a T tube fistulae is less traumatic and effective remedy for postoperatively retained common bile duct stones.
