Percutaneous transhepatic cholangioscopic lithotripsy using soft fiber-optic choledochoscope

Hao Jin1, Jinrui Fan1, Wei Li1

  • 1The Second Department of General Surgery, Zhuhai People's Hospital (Zhuhai hospital affiliated with Jinan University), Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, China.

Zeitschrift Fur Gastroenterologie
|October 15, 2019
PubMed
Summary

A new soft fiber-optic choledochoscope offers a safe and effective treatment for hepatolithiasis (bile duct stones). This minimally invasive approach provides a promising alternative to conventional surgery for selected patients.