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INSTRUMENTAL REMOVAL OF RETAINED STONES AFTER CHOLEDOCHOTOMY
Author(s) -
Vellar Ivo D.,
Gilford Eric,
Incani Frank,
McCoy James,
Buls John
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1978.tb00048.x
Subject(s) - medicine , biliary tract , cholangiography , common bile duct , surgery , catheter , general surgery
Despite the widespread use of operative cholangiography and choledoschoscopy. stones are still left behind after exploration of the common bile duct. Reoperation is associated with a significant morbidity and mortality. The use of a steerable catheter‐basket technique has enabled stones to be removed from the biliary tract in the vast majority of cases without significant complications and has practically eliminated the need for further surgery.