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Title: RETAINED STONES IN THE COMMON BILE DUCT: RESULTS OF MANAGEMENT
Authors: Khalid Hameed , Rizwan Azami , Wasim Jaffery , Tariq Hameed
Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association
Publisher: Pakistan Medical Association.
Country: Pakistan
Year: 1993
Volume: 43
Issue: 5
Language: English
ABSTRACT
Seventeen patients underwent treatment tar retained common bile duct stones. In 7 patients the stones were removed Via 0 1-tube tract using steerable catheters while 5 patients underwent ERCP and sphincterotomy and 5 underwent surgical re-exploration. Considering morbidity, mortality, success rote and patients’ stay in the hospital, non-operative modalities should be the treatment at choice for retained common bile duct stones
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