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[Intraoperative endoscopic sphincterotomy for common bile duct stones during laparoscopic cholecystectomy]
1Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, China.
Objective:
To assess the effects of approach-intraoperative endoscopic sphincterotomy (IOES) for common bile duct (CBD) stones during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC).
Methods:
Twenty-seven patients with secondary CBD stones were treated by IOES during LC. Therapeutic effects were evaluated on the basis of the cure rate, early complications, and days of hospitalization.
Results:
IOES was successfully performed in 26 (96.30%) of 27 cases, and their CBD stones were cleared completely. Two cases (7.69%) were complicated by mild acute pancreatitis.
Conclusion:
IOES as an alternative to the treatment of CBD stones during LC is safe and avoids reoperation.