Open AccessCould saline irrigation clear all residual common bile duct stones after lithotripsy? A self-controlled prospective cohort study
Author(s) -
Yan Lin,
Yu Dong Wang,
Ping Yue,
Xian Zhuo Zhang,
Joseph Leung,
Pan Pan Jiao,
Man Yang,
Hai Ping Wang,
Bing Bai,
Ying Li,
Jin Duo Zhang,
Hong Bo Chen,
Wen Bo Meng,
Xun Li
Publication year - 2021
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.v27.i4.358
Subject(s) - medicine , lithotripsy , prospective cohort study , bile duct , saline , therapeutic irrigation , cohort study , surgery , urology
A previous study showed that irrigation with 100 mL saline reduced residual common bile duct (CBD) stones, which potentially cause recurrent stones after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.