Open AccessLaparo-endoscopic “Rendezvous” to treat cholecysto-choledocolithiasis: Effective, safe and simplifies the endoscopist’s work
Author(s) -
La Greca G,
Francesco Barbagallo,
Michele Di Blasi,
A. Chisari,
R. Lombardo,
R Bonaccorso,
Saverio Latteri,
A. Di Stefano,
Domenico Russello
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.2844
Subject(s) - medicine , gallstones , common bile duct , surgery , rendezvous , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , general surgery , pancreatitis , engineering , spacecraft , aerospace engineering
To investigate our clinical experience with combined laparo-endoscopic Rendezvous (RV) for the treatment of patients affected by gallstones and common bile duct (CBD) stones and especially to study the never evaluated opinion of the endoscopist concerning the difficulty of the intraoperative endoscopic procedure during the RV in comparison with standard endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP).