[Tactics and approach to the treatment of choledocholithiasis--7-year follow up study]

Laparoscopic surgery approved itself as "golden standard" in treatment of cholelithiasis. However, in cases with common bile duct stones (CBDS), still there are several methods of management: 1.) Preoperative Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-pancreato graphy (ERCP), endoscopic papiloshpyncterothomy (EPS) and stone extraction, followed by Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). 2.) LH with intraoperative common bile duct exploration and stone extraction. 3.) LH, followed by EPS and CBDS extraction. CBDS are present in about 10-15 % of patients, treated by laparoscopic cholecystectomy. In most cases choledocholithiasis is suspected. In small percentage it is unsuspected and it's found during the operation. In present days still there is no clear conclusion about treatment of CBDS. In our clinic we use a multidiscipline method - ES with stone extraction on first stage and LC on second stage. In small percentage of patients we use LC with intraoperative common bile duct exploration and stone extraction, and LH, followed by ES and CBDS extraction. Our aim is to represent a prospective study of our results.