Premium
Choledocholithiasis treated by ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid infusion through an endoscopic nasobiliary catheter
Author(s) -
LIN XIZHANG,
LIN CHINGYIH,
CHANG TINGTSUNG,
SHIN JENGSHIANN,
LIOU TAICHERNG,
CHANG KUOKWAN
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1992.tb00991.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid , concomitant , catheter , bile duct , cholecystectomy , jaundice , surgery , common bile duct , obstructive jaundice , gastroenterology , general surgery , chemistry , organic chemistry , chelation
A 64 year old man was admitted to the National Cheng Kung University Hospital for obstructive jaundice. He had received cholecystectomy 5 years previously. Sonography revealed common bile duct stones. He was treated with endoscopic nasobiliary drainage (ENBD) for 5 days for concomitant cholangitis. The muddy pigment stones disappeared completely after 10 days of infusion of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) via the ENBD tube. There were no adverse effects, and he was stone‐free 4 months later.