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  • Gastroenterology
  • Hepatobiliary Surgery
  • Medical Management

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  • Choledocholithiasis, or bile duct stones, requires effective management strategies.
  • Current approaches include endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), and surgery.
  • Optimizing patient outcomes and resource utilization is crucial.

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  • To compare the safety, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of three management pathways for suspected choledocholithiasis.
  • To evaluate hospital length of stay as a primary outcome measure across different treatment strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of adult patients with suspected choledocholithiasis (2017-2022).
  • Patients were categorized into ERCP-first, MRCP-first, or surgery-first management groups.
  • Hospital length of stay was compared between groups.

Main Results:

  • No statistically significant difference in hospital length of stay was observed among the ERCP-first, MRCP-first, and surgery-first groups (P > .05).
  • Patients admitted to a surgical service were discharged, on average, one day earlier than those admitted to a medical service (P = .01).

Conclusions:

  • The choice of initial management pathway (ERCP-first, MRCP-first, surgery-first) does not significantly impact hospital length of stay for suspected choledocholithiasis.
  • Admission to a surgical service may be associated with a shorter hospital stay, irrespective of the initial diagnostic or therapeutic intervention.