Same-session endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and cholecystectomy

The objective was to determine the efficacy and safety of same-session endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and cholecystectomy. Twenty-two patients who had ERCP and cholecystectomy performed in the same session under one general anesthetic were compared with 77 patients who had ERCP followed by surgery in the ensuing days. In the 93 patients who underwent attempted laparoscopic cholecystectomy, there was no difference in conversion to open rates between the same-session group and the delayed group. The length of stay after ERCP was longer in the delayed group. Same-session ERCP and cholecystectomy is safe and efficacious, and its routine use should be considered.