Single-stage Procedure for the Treatment of Cholecysto-choledocolithiasis: a Surgical Procedures Review

Overview

Journal Ther Clin Risk Manag

Publisher Dove Medical Press

Date 2018 Mar 6

PMID 29503549

Citations 4

Authors

Aldo Bove

Raffaella Maria Di Renzo

Gino Palone

Domenica Testa

Valentina Malerba

Giuseppe Bongarzoni

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Abstract

While laparoscopic cholecystectomy is generally accepted as the treatment of choice for simple gallbladder stones, in cases in which common bile duct stones are also present, clinical and diagnostic elements, along with intraoperative findings, define the optimal means of treatment. All available options must be accessible to the surgical team which must necessarily be multidisciplinary and include a surgeon, an endoscopist, and a radiologist in order to identify the best option for a truly personalized surgery. This review describes the different techniques and approaches used based on distinctive recommendations and factors, according to the specific cases treated and the results achieved.

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