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A prospective study of the efficacy of endoscopic biliary stenting on common bile duct stones
Author(s) -
LI Ke Wei,
ZHANG Xi Wen,
DING Jun,
CHEN Tao,
WANG Jian,
SHI Wei Jin
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of digestive diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.684
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1751-2980
pISSN - 1751-2972
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-2980.2009.00404.x
Subject(s) - medicine , biliary stent , common bile duct , endoscopic stenting , stent , pancreatitis , bile duct , prospective cohort study , surgery , gastroenterology
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy of endoscopic biliary stenting on common bile duct stones. METHODS: Fifty patients with choledocholithiasis were treated with endoscopic biliary stenting and followed. The early and late outcome was assessed. RESULTS: The procedure was successful in all patients and there was only one patient with mild pancreatitis. The patency rates of stent at 6 months, 12 months and 24 months after biliary stenting were 94%, 79% and 58%, respectively. The rate of reduction in size of stone was 60%. CONCLUSION: Endoscopic biliary stenting was not a definitive treatment of choledocholithiasis. It may be an option for patients clinically unfit for definitive treatment.