[Bile duct surgery in the light of modern endoscopic and radiologic technics]

Biliary surgery and interventional endoscopy and radiology are not competitors but supplement and enlarge their capacities mutually. This holds true for improved diagnostic capabilities and differentiated indication settings as well as for therapeutic splitting by combining surgical and non-surgical methods. Promising reports from the newer literature and increasing own experiences in favour of these concepts form the basis of this topical review.