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A prospective study of the efficacy of endoscopic biliary stenting on common bile duct stones
Ke Wei Li1, Xi Wen Zhang, Jun Ding
1Department of General Surgery, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Objective:
To investigate the efficacy of endoscopic biliary stenting on common bile duct stones.
Methods:
Fifty patients with choledocholithiasis were treated with endoscopic biliary stenting and followed. The early and late outcome was assessed.
Results:
The procedure was successful in all patients and there was only one patient with mild pancreatitis. The patency rates of stent at 6 months, 12 months and 24 months after biliary stenting were 94%, 79% and 58%, respectively. The rate of reduction in size of stone was 60%.
Conclusion:
Endoscopic biliary stenting was not a definitive treatment of choledocholithiasis. It may be an option for patients clinically unfit for definitive treatment.
